Table 3.

Adjusted associations between occupation category and mortality from ‘phthisis’. In sensitivity analysis, occupations at risk of TB for other reasons were excluded^a

	Including all occupations		Excluding occupations at risk of TB for other reasons
Occupation category	Adjusted rate ratio (95 % CI) b	p-value	Adjusted rate ratio (95 % CI) b	p-value
Unexposed	Referent	<0.0001	Referent	<0.0001
Exposed	1.34 (1.26–1.43)		1.46 (1.37–1.57)
Uncategorised	1.71 (1.62–1.79)		1.59 (1.51–1.68)

^aHealthcare workers, farmers and occupations with dust exposure

^bAnalysis adjusted for age, socioeconomic position and decade