Table 3.
Pooled estimates for colon cancer, by industrial branch and study design
| ISIC | Industrial branch | Cohort studies | Other study design2 | All | |||
|
(95%CI) |
(95%CI) |
(95%CI) |
|||||
| Crude RR | Adjusted RR3 | Crude RR | Adjusted RR3 | Crude RR | Adjusted RR3 | ||
| 1 | Crop and animal production | 1 | - | 0.98 | - | 0.96 | - |
| (0.66-1.52) | (0.85-1.13) | (0.84-1.10) | |||||
| 2 | Forestry and logging1 | - | - | 1.48 | - | 1.48 | - |
| (0.28-7.92) | (0.28-7.92) | ||||||
| 3 | Fishing and aquaculture1 | 0.93 | - | - | - | 0.93 | - |
| (0.79-1.09) | (0.79-1.09) | ||||||
| 5 | Mining of coal and lignite | 0.9 | - | 1.1 | - | 0.92 | 0.9 |
| (0.68-1.20) | (0.42-2.91) | (0.69-1.21) | (0.69-1.17) | ||||
| 7 | Mining of metals | 0.19 | - | 1.5 | - | 0.57 | - |
| (0.05-0.71) | (0.65-3.64) | (0.08-4.30) | |||||
| 8 | Other mining and quarrying1 | - | - | 0.91 | - | 0.91 | - |
| (0.45-1.83) | (0.45-1.83) | ||||||
| 10 | Manufacture of food products | 1.06 | - | 1.32 | - | 1.28 | - |
| (0.44-2.57) | (0.93-1.87) | (0.98-1.70) | |||||
| 11 | Manufacture of beverages | 1.25 | - | - | - | 1.25 | - |
| (1.12-1.40) | (1.12-1.40) | ||||||
| 14 | Manufacture of wearing apparel1 | - | - | 0.66 | - | 0.66 | - |
| (0.20-2.20) | (0.20-2.20) | ||||||
| 15 | Manufacture of leather and related products | 1.66 | - | 1.3 | - | 1.49 | 1.49 |
| (0.85-3.24) | (0.61-2.76) | (0.90-2.46) | (0.90-2.46) | ||||
| 16 | Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork | 2.19 | 1.2 | 0.53 | - | 0.96 | 0.96 |
| (0.56-8.52) | (0.35-4.16) | (0.37-0.78) | (0.46-1.97) | (0.46-1.97) | |||
| 17 | Manufacture of paper and paper products1 | - | - | 0.66 | - | 0.66 | - |
| (0.17-2.61) | (0.17-2.61) | ||||||
| 18 | Printing and reproduction of recorded media1 | - | - | 1.8 | - | 1.8 | - |
| (1.20-2.70) | (1.20-2.70) | ||||||
| 19 | Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products1 | - | - | 1.3 | - | 1.3 | - |
| (0.51-3.29) | (0.51-3.29) | ||||||
| 20 | Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products | 1.2 | - | 1.07 | - | 1.18 | - |
| (0.99-1.45) | (0.68-1.71) | (0.99-1.40) | |||||
| 21 | Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations1 | 1.22 | - | - | - | 1.22 | - |
| (0.58-2.24) | (0.58-2.24) | ||||||
| 22 | Manufacture of rubber and plastics products | 1.31 | - | 1.16 | - | 1.19 | 1.16 |
| (0.88-1.95) | (0.95-1.41) | (1.00-1.42) | (0.99-1.36) | ||||
| 23 | Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products1 | 0.77 | - | - | - | 0.77 | - |
| (0.29-2.06) | (0.29-2.06) | ||||||
| 24 | Manufacture of basic metals | 1.75 | 1.61 | - | - | 1.75 | 1.61 |
| (1.16-2.65) | (1.09-2.38) | (1.16-2.65) | (1.09-2.38) | ||||
| 25 | Manufacture of fabricated metal products | - | - | 0.83 | - | 0.83 | - |
| (0.55-1.24) | (0.55-1.24) | ||||||
| 31 | Manufacture of furniture | 1.65 | - | 0.8 | - | 1.4 | - |
| (1.24-2.20) | (0.27-2.36) | (0.77-2.54) | |||||
| 33 | Repair and installation of machinery and equipment | 1.91 | 1.81 | 0.99 | - | 1.75 | - |
| (1.39-2.62) | (1.39-2.37) | (0.43-2.29) | (1.27-2.41) | ||||
| 49 | Land transport1 | - | - | 2.39 | - | 2.39 | - |
| (0.83-6.92) | (0.83-6.92) | ||||||
| 72 | Scientific research and development1 | 1.23 | - | - | - | 1.23 | - |
| (0.72-2.11) | (0.72-2.11) | ||||||
| 84 | Public administration and defence | 1.32 | - | 0.9 | - | 1.19 | - |
| (0.85-2.05) | (0.59-1.38) | (0.85-1.67) | |||||
| 86 | Human health activities1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| (0.49-2.05) | (0.49-2.05) | ||||||
| 96 | Other personal service activities1 | - | - | 1.37 | - | 1.37 | - |
| (0.51-3.72) | (0.51-3.72) | ||||||
| - | All industrial branches combined | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.13 | 1.13 |
| (1.09-1.39) | (1.09-1.39) | (0.92-1.15) | (0.92-1.15) | (1.05-1.22) | (1.05-1.22) | ||
| Heterogeneity (I2) | 70.5% | 42.3% | 61.4% | ||||
1
Only one study;
2
Case-control studies and meta-analyses;
3
Duval and Tweedie trim and fill method. RR: Relative risk; ISIC: International Standard Industrial Classification.