Table 1.
Observed number of mesotheliomas in the peritoneum and pleura among men in Sweden and SIRs from 1961 to 2009
| NYK | Occupational title, 1980 | N | Peritoneum (ICD-7 158) |
Pleura (ICD-7 162.2) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obs | SIR | 95% CI | Obs | SIR | 95% CI | |||
| Occupations exposed to carcinogenic substances | ||||||||
| 003 | Mechanical engineers and technicians | 102,447 | 6 | 1.08 | 0.40, 2.36 | 158 | 1.67 | 1.42, 1.95 |
| 631 | Railway engine drivers and assistants | 9,605 | 1 | 1.71 | 0.04, 9.54 | 19 | 1.82 | 1.09, 2.84 |
| 750 | Toolmakers, machine-tool setters, and operators | 95,837 | 7 | 1.43 | 0.57, 2.94 | 120 | 1.48 | 1.22, 1.77 |
| 751 | Machinery fitters and machine assemblers | 127,226 | 6 | 0.96 | 0.35, 2.10 | 180 | 1.75 | 1.50, 2.02 |
| 753 | Sheet metal workers | 38,172 | 3 | 1.55 | 0.32, 4.52 | 140 | 4.38 | 3.68, 5.17 |
| 754 | Plumbers and pipe fitters | 31,515 | 6 | 3.56 | 1.31, 7.76 | 139 | 4.99 | 4.20, 5.90 |
| 755 | Welders and flame cutters | 41,203 | 3 | 1.45 | 0.30, 4.24 | 54 | 1.57 | 1.18, 2.04 |
| 761 | Electrical fitters and wiremen | 63,493 | 7 | 2.21 | 0.89, 4.55 | 119 | 2.28 | 1.89, 2.72 |
| 771 | Construction carpenters and joiners | 83,073 | 2 | 0.46 | 0.06, 1.67 | 98 | 1.40 | 1.14, 1.70 |
| 781 | Painters | 49,244 | 7 | 2.70 | 1.08, 5.56 | 73 | 1.72 | 1.35, 2.16 |
| 791 | Bricklayers | 18,956 | 6 | 5.42 | 1.99, 11.80 | 29 | 1.60 | 1.07, 2.30 |
| 794 | Insulators | 2,589 | 8 | 64.70 | 28.0, 128.00 | 22 | 10.90 | 6.81, 16.50 |
| 799 | Non-specified other building and construction work | 7,333 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00, 7.42 | 22 | 2.75 | 1.72, 4.17 |
| 831 | Chemical process workers | 8,783 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00, 8.44 | 15 | 2.15 | 1.20, 3.54 |
| 834 | Paper pulp workers | 9,431 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00, 7.29 | 17 | 2.10 | 1.22, 3.36 |
| 871 | Stationary engine and related equipment operators | 11,851 | 2 | 3.14 | 0.38, 11.30 | 18 | 1.77 | 1.05, 2.79 |
| 873 | Riggers and cable splicers | 269 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00, 252.00 | 2 | 8.64 | 1.05, 31.20 |
| Occupations unexposed to carcinogenic substances agents | ||||||||
| 603 | Ships’ engineers | 3,895 | 1 | 5.32 | 0.13, 29.60 | 19 | 6.06 | 3.65, 9.46 |
| 797 | Divers and pipe layers | 2,983 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00, 56.90 | 4 | 4.20 | 1.14, 10.70 |
SIR, standardized incidence ratio; NYK, Nordic Occupational Classification; N, number of persons in follow-up; ICD, International Classification of Diseases; Obs, observed; CI, confidence interval.