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. 2006 Jan;63(1):17–26. doi: 10.1136/oem.2005.020453

Table 1 Odds ratios and 95% confidence limits for economic/industrial sectors in relation to lymphomas (n = 710 matched pairs; only sectors with at least five exposed cases are presented).

NACE Rev 1 Industry 1–10 years >10 years All
Cases Controls Adj OR* 95% CI Cases Controls Adj OR* 95% CI Adj OR* 95% CI
010–020 Agriculture, hunting, forestry 59 63 1.0 0.6–1.4 26 18 1.5 0.8–2.8 1.1 0.8–1.6
100–145 Mining and quarrying 5 5 0.9 0.2–3.8 1 0.7 0.2–2.7
150–160 Food products, beverages, tobacco 44 30 1.5 0.9–2.5 27 15 1.9 1.0–3.8 1.7† 1.1–2.5
170–183 Textiles, textile products 37 39 0.9 0.6–1.6 15 19 0.8 0.4–1.7 0.9 0.6–1.4
190–193 Leather, leather products 7 18 0.4† 0.1–0.9 7 2 3.4 0.7–16.9 0.7 0.3–1.4
200–205 Wood, wood products 10 11 0.7 0.3–1.8 3 4 0.7 0.1–3.1 0.7 0.3–1.6
210–223 Pulp paper, paper products, publishing and printing 24 14 1.7 0.9–3.4 19 12 1.7 0.8–3.6 1.7† 1.0–2.8
230–233 Coke, refined petroleum products, nuclear fuel 3 2 1.3 0.2–7.9 3 1 3.5 0.4–34.6 2.0 0.5–8.1
240–247 Chemicals, chemical products, and man‐made fibres 26 35 0.6 0.3–1.1 34 47 0.7 0.4–1.1 0.6† 0.4–0.9
250–252 Rubber, plastic products 14 10 1.4 0.6–3.2 5 6 0.9 0.2–3.2 1.2 0.6–2.5
260–268 Other non‐metallic mineral products 13 13 0.9 0.4–2.1 6 9 0.8 0.2–2.3 0.9 0.5–1.7
270–287 Basic metals and fabricated metal products 35 37 0.8 0.5–1.4 22 9 3.3‡ 1.4–7.9 1.2 0.8–1.8
290–297 Machinery and equipment NEC 45 50 0.9 0.6–1.4 33 34 0.9 0.5–1.6 0.9 0.7–1.3
300–335 Electrical and optical equipment 26 31 0.8 0.5–1.4 16 21 0.9 0.4–1.7 0.8 0.5–1.3
340–355 Transport equipment 22 30 0.7 0.4–1.2 16 11 1.5 0.7–3.4 0.9 0.6–1.4
360–372 Manufacturing NEC 23 20 1.0 0.5–1.9 5 14 0.4 0.1–1.1 0.8 0.5–1.3
400–410 Electricity, gas, water supply 10 6 1.7 0.6–4.8 6 7 0.8 0.3–2.5 1.2 0.6–2.6
450–455 Construction 63 53 1.1 0.7–1.6 52 40 1.3 0.8–2.1 1.2 0.8–1.6
500–527 Wholesale retail trade, repair of motor vehicles etc 108 108 1.1 0.8–1.5 101 82 1.2 0.9–1.7 1.1 0.9–1.5
550–555 Hotels, restaurants 49 23 1.9† 1.1–3.2 15 21 0.7 0.4–1.5 1.4 0.9–2.1
600–642 Transport, storage, communication 32 36 0.9 0.5–1.4 39 41 0.9 0.6–1.5 0.9 0.6–1.3
650–672 Financial intermediation 17 27 0.7 0.4–1.3 26 30 0.9 0.5–1.5 0.8 0.5–1.2
700–748 Real estate, renting, business activities 53 66 0.8 0.5–1.2 30 51 0.6† 0.4–1.0 0.7† 0.5–1.0
750–753 Public administration defence, compulsory social security 125 141 0.8 0.6–1.2 42 48 0.8 0.5–1.3 0.8 0.6–1.1
800–804 Education 191 191 1.0 0.8–1.3 31 44 0.7 0.4–1.2 1.0 0.7–1.2
850–853 Health, social work 49 50 1.0 0.6–1.5 36 33 1.1 0.7–1.9 1.0 0.7–1.5
900–930 Other community, social, personal service activities 30 32 0.9 0.5–1.6 29 26 1.1 0.6–1.9 1.0 0.7–1.5
950–950 Private households with employed persons 50 47 1.1 0.7–1.7 8 5 3.3 0.8–13.6 1.2 0.8–1.9

Reference group: having worked 0 years in the specific industry.

*Odds ratio (OR) adjusted for smoking (pack‐years) and alcohol consumption.

†p<0.05; ‡p<0.01.

NEC, not elsewhere classified.