Table 3.
Odds ratios of renal cell cancer for ever employment in selected industries
| Industries (NACE-99 code) | Cases N=992 | Controls N=1,459 | All subjects | Men N=590 cases, 945 controls | Women N=402 cases, 514 controls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men/Women | Men/Women | OR (95% CI)* | OR (95% CI)* | OR (95% CI)* | |
| Agriculture, hunting and related services (01) | 81/51 | 97/41 | 1.35 (1.03, 1.78) | 1.17 (0.83, 1.65) | 1.66 (1.04, 2.66) |
| Forestry, logging and related services activities (02) | 14/5 | 24/2 | 1.05 (0.56, 1.94) | 0.88 (0.44, 1.78) | ---------- |
| Mining of coal and lignite (10) | 18/2 | 21/2 | 1.27 (0.68, 2.36) | 1.30 (0.67, 2.50) | ---------- |
| Food and beverage (15) | 34/30 | 53/36 | 0.99 (0.70, 1.39) | 0.93 (0.59, 1.48) | 1.02 (0.61, 1.72) |
| Manufacture of textiles (17) | 22/42 | 53/65 | 0.90 (0.64, 1.27) | 0.72 (0.42, 1.25) | 1.04 (0.66, 1.63) |
| Manufacture of wearing apparel, dressing and dyeing of fur (18) | 11/42 | 15/54 | 1.12 (0.76, 1.65) | 1.32 (0.59, 2.96) | 1.10 (0.70, 1.72) |
| Tanning and dressing of leather, manufacture of luggage, handbags (19) | 10/8 | 18/15 | 0.83 (0.46, 1.50) | 0.90 (0.40, 1.99) | ---------- |
| Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork (20) | 10/4 | 21/6 | 0.68 (0.35, 1.34) | 0.69 (0.31, 1.52) | ---------- |
| Manufacture of paper and paper products (21) | 5/5 | 5/7 | 1.07 (0.45, 2.52) | ---------- | ---------- |
| Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products (24) | 6/1 | 5/0 | 1.09 (0.61, 1.95) | ---------- | ---------- |
| Manufacture of rubber and plastics products (25) | 14/7 | 22/9 | 1.29 (0.67, 2.46) | 1.70 (0.69, 4.24) | ---------- |
| Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products (26) | 9/9 | 11/11 | 0.99 (0.63, 1.56) | 1.20 (0.72, 1.99) | ---------- |
| Manufacture of basic metals (27) | 30/6 | 38/13 | 0.88 (0.53, 1.48) | 0.97 (0.53, 1.77) | ---------- |
| Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (28) | 20/6 | 30/11 | 0.95 (0.65, 1.39) | 1.05 (0.69, 1.60) | ---------- |
| Manufacture of machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified (29) | 40/9 | 66/15 | 0.84 (0.65, 1.09) | 0.71 (0.52, 0.96) | ---------- |
| Manufacture of office, accounting and computing machinery (31) | 77/35 | 172/34 | 1.05 (0.64, 1.71) | 0.83 (0.45, 1.53) | 1.74 (0.72, 4.21) |
| Manufacture of radio, television and communication equipment and apparatus (32) | 17/13 | 34/9 | 0.39 (0.20, 0.75) | 0.34 (0.14, 0.84) | 0.46 (0.17, 1.22) |
| Manufacture of medical, precision and optical instruments (33) | 6/6 | 30/15 | 0.66 (0.36, 1.20) | ---------- | ---------- |
| Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (34) | 10/7 | 24/13 | 0.80 (0.49, 1.30) | 0.76 (0.42, 1.38) | ---------- |
| Manufacture of other transport equipment (35) | 17/9 | 42/12 | 1.35 (0.89, 2.04) | 1.34 (0.84, 2.14) | 1.52 (0.59, 3.95) |
| Manufacture of furniture, manufacturing not elsewhere classified (36) | 34/11 | 48/8 | 1.17 (0.69, 1.98) | 0.78 (0.38, 1.59) | 2.14 (0.91, 5.04) |
| Electricity, gas, steam and hot water supply (40) | 12/14 | 25/10 | 0.70 (0.39, 1.24) | 0.57 (0.29, 1.13) | 1.56 (0.46, 5.35) |
| Construction (45) | 12/6 | 33/5 | 0.79 (0.63, 0.99) | 0.85 (0.66, 1.09) | ---------- |
| Motor vehicle repair (50) | 131/22 | 252/45 | 0.93 (0.60, 1.43) | 0.94 (0.58, 1.51) | 0.83 (0.25, 2.73) |
| Wholesale and retail trade (51,52) | 30/5 | 54/7 | 0.98 (0.76, 1.25) | 1.10 (0.78, 1.57) | ---------- |
| Hotels and restaurants (55) | 61/65 | 93/93 | 0.68 (0.44, 1.04) | 0.54 (0.28, 1.05) | 0.78 (0.43, 1.39) |
| Land transport, transport via pipelines (60) | 13/21 | 34/33 | 0.87 (0.65, 1.16) | 0.82 (0.60, 1.13) | 1.24 (0.54, 2.83) |
| Post and telecommunications (64) | 72/12 | 145/13 | 1.17 (0.69, 2.01) | 0.82 (0.35, 1.91) | 1.59 (0.76, 3.32) |
| Finance, insurance and real estate activities (65–67,70) | 9/18 | 17/14 | 1.58 (0.93, 2.67) | 1.57 (0.77, 3.18) | 1.49 (0.67, 3.31) |
| Computer and related activities (72) | 16/14 | 18/12 | 1.79 (0.66, 4.83) | 1.14 (0.32, 4.10) | 3.79 (0.70, 20.6) |
| Research and development (73) | 5/5 | 5/2 | 1.37 (1.01, 1.85) | ---------- | ---------- |
| Other business activities (74) | 62/40 | 73/42 | 0.72 (0.50, 1.04) | 0.63 (0.40, 0.98) | 1.01 (0.52, 1.96) |
| Public administration and defense, compulsory social security (excluding military period) (75) | 34/19 | 74/21 | 0.98 (0.81, 1.20) | 0.89 (0.71, 1.11) | 1.51 (0.97, 2.36) |
| Education (excluding periods as student) (80) | 310/52 | 496/42 | 0.96 (0.77, 1.20) | 0.99 (0.74, 1.32) | 0.90 (0.64, 1.28) |
| Health and social work (85) | 144/89 | 193/110 | 0.74 (0.54, 1.02) | 0.76 (0.42, 1.40) | 0.74 (0.50, 1.09) |
| Activities of membership organizations not elsewhere classified (91) | 18/54 | 34/88 | 0.84 (0.44, 1.63) | 0.68 (0.29, 1.61) | 1.24 (0.43, 3.62) |
| Recreational, cultural and sporting activities (92) | 8/7 | 19/8 | 1.08 (0.74, 1.58) | ---------- | ---------- |
| Other services activities (93) | 32/17 | 52/20 | 1.30 (0.66, 2.55) | 1.55 (0.59, 4.09) | 1.03 (0.40, 2.66) |
*
CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio. Adjusted for age, sex, educational attainment, center, tobacco pack-years, alcohol drinks/day, body mass index and hypertension. Referent: never employed in this job category. ORs and CIs given when N cases>10.