Table 3.
Age-standardised incidence ratio (SIR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of cancers according to the different road transportation workers (RTWs).
Definition of RTWs, SIR (95% CI) | |||
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First 1 year fixed RTWs | First 3 years fixed RTWs | More than 1 year worked as RTWs | |
Referenced from the government employee | |||
Liver and intrahepatic bile ducts neoplasms | 1.23 (1.12–1.36) | 1.24 (1.08–1.42) | 2.41 (2.23–2.59) |
Other digestive organs neoplasms | 1.46 (1.18–1.78) | 1.58 (1.19–2.06) | 2.63 (2.25–3.06) |
Trachea, bronchus and lung neoplasms | 1.48 (1.33–1.65) | 1.47 (1.26–1.70) | 2.79 (2.58–3.02) |
Bladder neoplasms | 1.41 (1.16–1.71) | 1.50 (1.15–1.93) | 2.55 (2.20–2.93) |
Referenced from the whole working population | |||
Liver and intrahepatic bile ducts neoplasms | 1.15 (1.04–1.27) | 1.14 (0.99–1.30) | 1.61 (1.50–1.72) |
Other digestive organs neoplasms | 1.28 (1.04–1.57) | 1.37 (1.03–1.79) | 1.79 (1.53–2.08) |
Trachea, bronchus and lung neoplasms | 1.28 (1.15–1.43) | 1.25 (1.07–1.44) | 1.80 (1.66–1.95) |
Bladder neoplasms | 1.26 (1.03–1.52) | 1.29 (1.01–1.65) | 1.72 (1.49–1.98) |
First 1-year fixed RTWs: RTWs who worked in the road transport industry during the first year (2006) of the study.
First 3-year fixed RTWs: RTWs who worked in the road transport industry for the first 3 years (2006–2008) of the study.
More than 1 year as RTWs indicated those who worked 1 year or more in the road transport industry during the study (2006–2015).
RTW road transportation worker.