Table 3.
Association between occupations and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis case status in women using conditional logistical regression
| Cases with job n=747 | Controls with job n=74700 | Crude | Adjusted* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupations | N (%) | N (%) | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI |
| Agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing | 59 (7.90) | 5145 (6.89) | 1.16 | 0.89 to 1.52 | 1.15 | 0.86 to 1.53 |
| Agriculture and farming | 51 (6.83) | 4706 (6.30) | 1.09 | 0.82 to 1.45 | 1.11 | 0.82 to 1.51 |
| Forestry | 5 (0.67) | 378 (0.51) | 1.33 | 0.55 to 3.21 | 1.40 | 0.58 to 3.40 |
| Hunting and fishing | 3 (0.40) | 145 (0.19) | 2.07 | 0.66 to 6.53 | 0.75 | 0.10 to 5.35 |
| Extraction of raw materials | 1 (0.13) | 143 (0.19) | 0.70 | 0.10 to 5.00 | 0.72 | 0.10 to 5.16 |
| Food, beverage and tobacco packaging | 136 (18.21) | 13 799 (18.47) | 0.98 | 0.82 to 1.19 | 1.01 | 0.83 to 1.24 |
| Meat products | 28 (3.75) | 3161 (4.23) | 0.88 | 0.60 to 1.29 | 0.92 | 0.62 to 1.36 |
| Dairy products | 19 (2.54) | 2012 (2.69) | 0.94 | 0.60 to 1.49 | 0.91 | 0.56 to 1.47 |
| Preserved food products | 42 (5.62) | 3145 (4.21) | 1.36 | 0.99 to 1.86 | 1.33 | 0.95 to 1.87 |
| Grain and sugar products | 58 (7.76) | 6357 (8.51) | 0.91 | 0.69 to 1.19 | 0.92 | 0.69 to 1.23 |
| Beverages | 14 (1.87) | 1576 (2.1 1) | 0.89 | 0.52 to 1.51 | 1.00 | 0.58 to 1.70 |
| Tobacco products | 1 (0.13) | 85 (0.11) | 1.18 | 0.16 to 8.46 | 1.30 | 0.18 to 9.06 |
| Textiles and clothing production | 68 (9.10) | 8066 (10.80) | 0.83 | 0.64 to 1.06 | 0.80 | 0.61 to 1.04 |
| Leather goods production | 14 (1.87) | 1457 (1.95) | 0.96 | 0.56 to 1.63 | 0.97 | 0.56 to 1.68 |
| Woodworks, furniture production | 26 (3.48) | 2866 (3.84) | 0.90 | 0.61 to 1.34 | 0.88 | 0.56 to 1.33 |
| Paper and printing industry | 56 (7.50) | 5670 (7.59) | 0.99 | 0.75 to 1.30 | 0.98 | 0.73 to 1.31 |
| Chemical Industry | 70 (9.37) | 7067 (9.46) | 0.99 | 0.77 to 1.27 | 0.93 | 0.71 to 1.22 |
| Raw chemicals | 7 (0.94) | 527 (0.71) | 1.33 | 0.63 to 2.82 | 1.25 | 0.55 to 2.80 |
| Medical goods and personal care items | 25 (3.35) | 2994 (4.01) | 0.83 | 0.56 to 1.24 | 0.81 | 0.52 to 1.24 |
| Petroleum products | 42 (5.62) | 3891 (5.21) | 1.08 | 0.79 to 1.48 | 0.99 | 0.70 to 1.40 |
| Other chemical industry | 42 (5.62) | 4158 (5.57) | 0.99 | 0.79 to 1.23 | 0.99 | 0.71 to 1.38 |
| Stones products industry | 20 (2.68) | 1908 (2.55) | 1.05 | 0.67 to 1.64 | 1.18 | 0.75 to 1.84 |
| Metal products industry | 81 (10.84) | 8744 (1 1.71) | 0.92 | 0.73 to 1.16 | 0.91 | 0.71 to 1.16 |
| Metal foundry | 3 (0.40) | 717 (0.96) | 0.42 | 0.13 to 1.30 | 0.45 | 0.15 to 1.41 |
| Metal goods and pipe factory | 48 (6.43) | 4926 (6.59) | 0.97 | 0.73 to 1.31 | 0.97 | 0.71 to 1.32 |
| Machine manufacturing | 41 (5.49) | 3978 (5.33) | 1.03 | 0.75 to 1.42 | 0.99 | 0.71 to 1.39 |
| Electric products industry | 54 (7.23) | 5343 (7.15) | 1.01 | 0.77 to 1.34 | 1.07 | 0.80 to 1.43 |
| Transportation manufacture | 16 (2.14) | 1510 (2.02) | 1.06 | 0.65 to 1.75 | 1.13 | 0.69 to 1.86 |
| Other manufacturing | 28 (3.75) | 2560 (3.43) | 1.10 | 0.75 to 1.61 | 1.12 | 0.75 to 1.69 |
| Construction and building | 48 (6.43) | 4915 (6.58) | 0.98 | 0.73 to 1.31 | 1.03 | 0.76 to 1.39 |
| Planning | 2 (0.27) | 187 (0.25) | 1.07 | 0.27 to 4.32 | 1.38 | 0.34 to 5.61 |
| General contracting | 23 (3.08) | 2102 (2.81) | 1.10 | 0.72 to 1.67 | 1.15 | 0.75 to 1.77 |
| Drainage, sewer, plumbing | 6 (0.80) | 523 (0.70) | 1.15 | 0.51 to 2.58 | 1.26 | 0.56 to 2.83 |
| Paving, bricklaying | 5 (0.67) | 413 (0.55) | 1.21 | 0.50 to 2.94 | 1.25 | 0.52 to 3.04 |
| Carpentry | 5 (0.67) | 635 (0.85) | 0.79 | 0.33 to 1.90 | 0.85 | 0.35 to 2.05 |
| Electrician | 9 (1.20) | 804 (1.08) | 1.12 | 0.58 to 2.17 | 1.07 | 0.53 to 2.17 |
| Painting, glazing | 4 (0.54) | 497 (0.67) | 0.80 | 0.30 to 2.16 | 0.91 | 0.34 to 2.45 |
| Floors, insulation, roofing | 2 (0.27) | 247 (0.33) | 0.81 | 0.20 to 3.26 | 0.96 | 0.24 to 3.88 |
| Trade | 307 (41.10) | 31 558 (42.25) | 0.95 | 0.82 to 1.11 | 0.95 | 0.81 to 1.12 |
| Wholesale | 164 (21.95) | 15 718 (21.04) | 1.06 | 0.89 to 1.26 | 1.06 | 0.88 to 1.27 |
| Retail | 207 (27.71) | 22 425 (30.02) | 0.89 | 0.76 to 1.05 | 0.89 | 0.75 to 1.06 |
| Restaurant/hotel | 120 (16.06) | 13 199 (17.67) | 0.89 | 0.73 to 1.09 | 0.91 | 0.74 to 1.13 |
| Transportation | 64 (8.57) | 7400 (9.91) | 0.85 | 0.66 to 1.10 | 0.88 | 0.67 to 1.16 |
| Ground (taxi, bus, carrier, train) | 32 (4.28) | 3647 (4.88) | 0.87 | 0.61 to 1.25 | 0.89 | 0.61 to 1.29 |
| Water | 15 (2.01) | 1784 (2.39) | 0.84 | 0.50 to 1.40 | 0.91 | 0.54 to 1.53 |
| Air | 8 (1.07) | 969 (1.30) | 0.82 | 0.41 to 1.66 | 0.81 | 0.38 to 1.71 |
| Operations and support | 21 (2.81) | 1883 (2.52) | 1.12 | 0.72 to 1.73 | 1.09 | 0.68 to 1.75 |
| Postal, telephone, telegraph service | 50 (6.69) | 4463 (5.97) | 1.13 | 0.85 to 1.51 | 1.18 | 0.87 to 1.59 |
| Banking, insurance, finance | 106 (14.19) | 1 1 455 (15.33) | 0.91 | 0.74 to 1.12 | 0.96 | 0.77 to 1.19 |
| Property management | 26 (3.48) | 2651 (3.55) | 1.22 | 0.92 to 1.61 | 1.21 | 0.90 to 1.63 |
| Professional (legal, financial, engineer) | 114 (15.26) | 12 455 (16.67) | 0.90 | 0.74 to 1.10 | 0.92 | 0.74 to 1.14 |
| Lab technician | 8 (1.07) | 822 (1.10) | 0.97 | 0.48 to 1.96 | 0.98 | 0.46 to 2.07 |
| Equipment rental | 13 (1.74) | 1230 (1.65) | 1.06 | 0.61 to 1.84 | 1.04 | 0.59 to 1.85 |
| Public administration | 485 (64.93) | 50 648 (67.80) | 0.88 | 0.75 to 1.02 | 0.96 | 0.81 to 1.13 |
| Police, guard, security | 12 (1.61) | 1121 (1.50) | 1.07 | 0.60 to 1.90 | 1.14 | 0.64 to 2.03 |
| Military, defence† | 10 (1.34) | 782 (1.05) | 1.28 | 0.68 to 2.40 | 1.11 | 0.55 to 2.25 |
| Electricity plant | 2 (0.27) | 499 (0.67) | 0.40 | 0.10 to 1.60 | 0.43 | 0.11 to 1.73 |
| Heat/gas company | 2 (0.27) | 193 (0.26) | 1.04 | 0.26 to 4.18 | 1.15 | 0.28 to 4.64 |
| Cleaning services | 60 (8.03) | 8231 (1 1.02) | 0.70 | 0.54 to 0.92 | 0.69 | 0.52 to 0.93 |
| Health and research | 296 (39.63) | 32 351 (43.31) | 0.85 | 0.74 to 0.99 | 0.90 | 0.77 to 1.06 |
| Welfare organisations and day cares | 161 (21.55) | 16 764 (22.44) | 0.95 | 0.80 to 1.13 | 1.01 | 0.84 to 1.22 |
| Education | 95 (12.72) | 9687 (12.97) | 0.98 | 0.79 to 1.22 | 0.94 | 0.74 to 1.19 |
| Societies, institutions, organisations | 63 (8.43) | 6436 (8.62) | 0.98 | 0.75 to 1.27 | 1.03 | 0.79 to 1.34 |
| Entertainment | 27 (3.61) | 3289 (4.40) | 0.81 | 0.55 to 1.20 | 0.87 | 0.57 to 1.31 |
| Repair and service | 5 (0.67) | 559 (0.75) | 0.89 | 0.37 to 2.16 | 0.99 | 0.41 to 2.40 |
| Laundries and dry cleaners | 21 (2.81) | 2820 (3.78) | 0.74 | 0.48 to 1.14 | 0.79 | 0.51 to 1.24 |
| Personal services | 15 (2.01) | 1958 (2.62) | 0.76 | 0.46 to 1.27 | 0.75 | 0.43 to 1.31 |
*
Adjusted for socioeconomic status, residential location and marital status.
†
Military defence includes only those with at least 1 year of service.