Table 5.
Predicted age-adjusted PR and AFs of tinnitus among women*
| Nordic Classification of Occupational Codes |
PR (95% CI) | AF (%)† (95% CI) | Sample size (26 574) | |
| 013 | Laboratory assistants | 1.9 (1.1 to 3.3) | 0.18 (0.01 to 0.41) | 73 |
| 294 | Clerks (public health insurance) | 1.6 (0.9 to 3.0) | 0.12 (−0.05 to 0.32) | 68 |
| 681 | Postmen | 1.6 (0.8 to 3.4) | 0.07 (−0.05 to 0.23) | 41 |
| X | Occupation not reported | 1.5 (1.3 to 1.8) | 11.30 (6.96 to 15.62) | 7946 |
| 915 | Housekeepers (public service) | 1.5 (1.2 to 1.8) | 1.42 (0.59 to 2.30) | 842 |
| 049 | Others in 04 nursing care | 1.5 (1.1 to 2.0) | 0.52 (0.11 to 0.96) | 355 |
| 921 | Headwaiters, waiters | 1.5 (1.1 to 2.1) | 0.43 (0.05 to 0.83) | 295 |
| 914 | Housekeepers, maids (private service) | 1.5 (1.0 to 2.2) | 0.29 (−0.01 to 0.63) | 212 |
| 911 | Housekeepers, etc (not private or public service) | 1.5 (1.0 to 2.2) | 0.20 (−0.07 to 0.50) | 129 |
| 861 | Packers, labellers and related workers | 1.5 (0.9 to 2.4) | 0.18 (−0.06 to 0.44) | 111 |
| 853 | Plastic product makers | 1.4 (0.8 to 2.4) | 0.11 (−0.09 to 0.35) | 102 |
| 0X3 | Librarians, archivists and scientific personnel in museums | 1.4 (0.7 to 2.8) | 0.06 (−0.08 to 0.23) | 47 |
| 003 | Other engineers, engineer technicians, industrial designers, draughtsman | 1.4 (0.6 to 3.3) | 0.04 (−0.07 to 0.18) | 48 |
| 932 | Char workers and cleaners | 1.3 (1.1 to 1.6) | 2.03 (0.64 to 3.43) | 1888 |
| 913 | Kitchen assistants | 1.3 (0.9 to 1.7) | 0.32 (−0.15 to 0.80) | 404 |
| 716 | Sewers and embroiderers (textile products, leather garments) | 1.3 (0.7 to 2.2) | 0.09 (−0.11 to 0.29) | 94 |
| 825 | Canning and other preservation workers | 1.3 (0.7 to 2.5) | 0.06 (−0.09 to 0.25) | 80 |
| 104 | Other administration governmental servants—local state administration | 1.3 (0.7 to 2.6) | 0.06 (−0.09 to 0.23) | 58 |
| 822 | Bakers and pastry cooks | 1.3 (0.6 to 2.6) | 0.04 (−0.10 to 0.18) | 45 |
| Y‡ | Occupations with <40 subjects | 1.2 (1.0 to 1.5) | 0.82 (−0.15 to 1.87) | 1449 |
| 045 | Other practical nurses | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.5) | 0.60 (−0.15 to 1.35) | 1063 |
| 411 | Farm helpers (general) | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.5) | 0.53 (−0.23 to 1.29) | 843 |
| 912 | Cooks | 1.2 (0.9 to 1.8) | 0.20 (−0.15 to 0.57) | 247 |
| 919 | Others in 91 public safety and protection work | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.8) | 0.17 (−0.17 to 0.53) | 310 |
| 671 | Local postmasters, postal assistance | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.9) | 0.12 (−0.17 to 0.40) | 203 |
| 941 | Barbers, hairdressers and beauticians | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.9) | 0.10 (−0.16 to 0.37) | 186 |
| 292 | Clerks (bank) | 1.2 (0.7 to 1.9) | 0.09 (−0.15 to 0.37) | 202 |
| 413 | Nursery workers and gardeners | 1.2 (0.7 to 2.1) | 0.08 (−0.14 to 0.30) | 106 |
| 046 | Dental assistance | 1.2 (0.7 to 2.2) | 0.07 (−0.10 to 0.26) | 93 |
| 675 | Telegraph dispatchers | 1.2 (0.6 to 2.4) | 0.05 (−0.10 to 0.22) | 62 |
| 059 | Others in 05 other professional health and medical work | 1.2 (0.5 to 2.7) | 0.02 (−0.09 to 0.17) | 53 |
| 333 | Shop assistants | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.4) | 0.59 (−0.73 to 1.91) | 2042 |
| 401 | General farmers, livestock farmers (working on own behalf) | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.4) | 0.24 (−0.47 to 1.05) | 905 |
| 04 | Nursing care | 1.1 (0.7 to 1.8) | 0.04 (−0.18 to 0.30) | 120 |
| 211 | Secretaries and stenographers | 1.1 (0.6 to 1.8) | 0.02 (−0.20 to 0.29) | 161 |
| 302 | Working proprietors, retail trade | 1.1 (0.6 to 1.9) | 0.02 (−0.16 to 0.23) | 94 |
| 043 | Practical nurses in psychiatric institutions | 1.1 (0.5 to 2.4) | 0.02 (−0.12 to 0.18) | 67 |
| 111 | Directors, managers, and working proprietors | 1.1 (0.5 to 2.6) | 0.02 (−0.10 to 0.14) | 42 |
| 412 | Livestock workers (general) | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.4) | 0.05 (−0.51 to 0.60) | 439 |
| 299 | Others in 29 other clerical work | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.3) | 0.03 (−1.05 to 1.11) | 1636 |
| 673 | Telephone switchboard operators (public service) | 1.0 (0.5 to 2.2) | 0.01 (−0.12 to 0.16) | 47 |
| 951 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 1.0 (0.5 to 1.9) | 0.00 (−0.17 to 0.19) | 81 |
| 06 | Pedagogical work | 1.0 (ref) | 0.00 (ref) | 1299 |
| 0X2 | Social workers | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.5) | −0.01 (−0.29 to 0.29) | 263 |
| 922 | Other waiting personnel | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.7) | −0.01 (−0.22 to 0.21) | 136 |
| 201 | Accountants and book-keepers | 0.9 (0.5 to 1.8) | −0.02 (−0.20 to 0.19) | 121 |
| 674 | Telephone switchboard operators (private exchange) | 0.9 (0.3 to 2.3) | −0.02 (−0.11 to 0.11) | 48 |
| 41 | Farm work and livestock work | 0.9 (0.4 to 2.0) | −0.02 (−0.16 to 0.14) | 56 |
| 332 | Shop managers | 0.9 (0.4 to 1.7) | −0.04 (−0.19 to 0.14) | 89 |
| 041 | Professional nurses | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.3) | −0.13 (−0.69 to 0.46) | 745 |
| 052 | Physio- and occupational therapists | 0.8 (0.4 to 1.5) | −0.07 (−0.26 to 0.15) | 134 |
| 203 | Other cashiers | 0.8 (0.5 to 1.4) | −0.09 (−0.31 to 0.15) | 176 |
| 916 | Concierge (hotels) | 0.7 (0.2 to 2.0) | −0.05 (−0.13 to 0.07) | 51 |
| 047 | Nursemaids in hospitals and other institutions | 0.3 (0.1 to 1.0) | −0.20 (−0.31 to 0.00) | 119 |
| 769 | Others in 76 electrical work | 0.2 (0.0 to 1.6) | −0.10 (−0.14 to 0.00) | 48 |
Occupational groups are sorted by prevalence ratio.
*
In relation to the reference occupation group 06 ‘pedagogical work’.
†
AF estimated by bootstrap with 1000 replications.
‡Occupations with <40 are collapsed into one group.
AF, attributable fraction; PR, prevalence ratio.