Table 2.
The association between occupation and weak/failing kidneys in the past 12 months, with weight given to underrepresented populations*,§,‖
| Occupation | OR | ‡ CI | †Pr > Chi-Square |
|---|---|---|---|
| Military Specific Occupations | 0.93 | 0.09, 10.2 | 0.9539 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 2.54 | 0.6, 10.7 | 0.2047 |
| Community and Social Services Occupations | 2.85 | 0.62, 13 | 0.1770 |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | 2.92 | 0.64, 13.3 | 0.1661 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media Occupations | 3.26 | 0.71, 15 | 0.1292 |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 3.28 | 0.8, 13.5 | 0.1002 |
| Protective Service Occupations | 3.34 | 0.9, 12.4 | 0.0711 |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | 3.39 | 0.85, 13.6 | 0.0849 |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | 3.47 | 0.83, 14.4 | 0.0877 |
| Management Occupations | 3.51 | 0.86, 14.2 | 0.0792 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | 3.59 | 0.78, 16.5 | 0.1003 |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 3.88 | 0.99, 15.2 | 0.0522 |
| Education, Training, and Library Occupations | 3.96 | 0.97, 16.1 | 0.0550 |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations | 3.98 | 0.99, 16 | 0.0519 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | 4.32 | 1.06, 17.7 | 0.0415 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | 4.38 | 1.05, 18.2 | 0.0420 |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 4.72 | 1.17, 19.0 | 0.0290 |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | 4.74 | 1.08, 20.7 | 0.0389 |
| Production Occupations | 4.79 | 1.17, 19.7 | 0.0297 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | 5.29 | 1.34, 20.8 | 0.0172 |
| Healthcare Support Occupations | 6.08 | 1.46, 25.3 | 0.0131 |
| Legal Occupations | 6.14 | 1.24, 30.3 | 0.0258 |
Notes:
Models were adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, hypertension status, and education. Cases were defined as subjects with physician-diagnosed weak/failing kidneys in the past 12 months, whereas control subjects had no weak/failing kidneys in the past 12 months.
The table is ordered by odds ratio. There were 5660 observations with cancer that were removed from the total 97,000 observations.
The rates were weighted to reflect the percentage in the US population, despite being taken from a sample. Consideration was taken and weight given to underrepresented populations. The calculation followed an algorithm that was developed based on the comparison of the study population with US census 2000 data.
95% Wald confidence interval. Reference group: Life, Physical, and Social Science occupations (because it had the lowest rate of weak/failing kidneys in the past 12 months).
Chi-square probability was calculated from maximum likelihood estimation.
Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.