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Table 2 Standardized prevalence ratio and standardized rate ratio by industrial sectors and job categories (Reference: Korean female general population)

From: Thyroid cancer among female workers in Korea, 2007–2015

 

Total

Non-office

Office

Non-office/Office

Industry sectors

Cases

SPR

95% CI

Cases

SPR

95% CI

Cases

SPR

95% CI

SRR

95% CI

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining and quarrying

13

1.90

1.01

3.25

7

1.48

0.59

3.05

6

2.86

1.05

6.22

0.52

0.17

1.54

Manufacture of beverages and food products

43

1.28

0.92

1.72

34

1.30

0.90

1.82

9

1.20

0.55

2.27

1.08

0.52

2.26

Manufacture of textiles and apparel

48

1.21

0.90

1.61

26

0.96

0.63

1.41

22

1.76

1.10

2.66

0.55

0.31

0.97

Manufacture of coke, briquettes, refined petroleum, chemicals and chemical products

20

1.94

1.18

3.00

9

1.42

0.65

2.70

11

2.75

1.38

4.93

0.52

0.21

1.25

Manufacture of rubber and plastics products

12

0.99

0.51

1.73

7

0.79

0.32

1.64

5

1.50

0.49

3.50

0.53

0.17

1.67

Manufacture of basic metals

23

1.15

0.73

1.73

16

1.20

0.68

1.94

7

1.06

0.43

2.19

1.13

0.46

2.73

Manufacture of electronic components, computer; visual, sounding and communication equipment

53

1.35

1.01

1.77

43

1.39

1.01

1.88

10

1.19

0.57

2.18

1.18

0.59

2.34

Manufacture of electrical equipment

13

1.28

0.68

2.20

6

0.85

0.31

1.84

7

2.31

0.93

4.75

0.37

0.12

1.09

Manufacture of machinery and equipment

127

1.24

1.03

1.47

96

1.20

0.97

1.47

31

1.35

0.92

1.92

0.89

0.59

1.33

Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semitrailers, and transport equipment

38

1.20

0.85

1.65

30

1.16

0.78

1.66

8

1.37

0.59

2.70

0.85

0.39

1.85

Manufacture of wood, products of wood, cork and furniture

16

1.55

0.88

2.51

7

1.03

0.41

2.13

9

2.53

1.16

4.81

0.41

0.15

1.09

Other manufacturing

52

1.57

1.17

2.06

33

1.45

1.00

2.03

19

1.84

1.11

2.88

0.79

0.45

1.38

Construction

68

1.54

1.19

1.95

18

1.12

0.66

1.76

50

1.78

1.32

2.34

0.63

0.37

1.08

Wholesale and retail trade

262

1.76

1.55

1.99

116

1.54

1.27

1.84

146

1.99

1.68

2.34

0.77

0.60

0.98

Transportation

42

1.74

1.25

2.35

21

1.69

1.05

2.58

21

1.79

1.11

2.74

0.94

0.52

1.73

Accommodation and food service activities

67

1.12

0.87

1.42

45

1.24

0.90

1.66

22

0.94

0.59

1.43

1.31

0.79

2.19

Publishing activities, motion picture, broadcasting activities, telecommunications, information service activities

57

2.32

1.76

3.01

18

2.06

1.22

3.26

39

2.46

1.75

3.37

0.84

0.48

1.46

Financial and insurance activities

173

3.52

3.02

4.09

31

2.96

2.01

4.20

142

3.68

3.10

4.33

0.80

0.55

1.19

Real estate activities and rental and leasing activities

87

1.17

0.93

1.44

46

1.01

0.74

1.35

41

1.40

1.01

1.90

0.72

0.47

1.10

Professional, scientific and technical activities

70

1.79

1.39

2.26

18

1.30

0.77

2.05

52

2.06

1.54

2.70

0.63

0.37

1.08

Business facilities management and business support services

105

1.13

0.92

1.37

65

0.99

0.76

1.26

40

1.48

1.06

2.01

0.67

0.45

0.99

Public administration and defense; compulsory social security

456

1.86

1.69

2.04

55

1.39

1.04

1.80

401

1.95

1.77

2.15

0.71

0.53

0.94

Education

277

1.74

1.54

1.96

127

1.61

1.34

1.91

150

1.87

1.59

2.20

0.86

0.68

1.09

Human health and social work activities

240

1.72

1.51

1.96

164

1.71

1.46

2.00

76

1.74

1.37

2.18

0.98

0.75

1.29

Arts, sports and recreation related services

29

1.31

0.88

1.88

16

1.10

0.63

1.79

13

1.70

0.90

2.90

0.65

0.31

1.35

Membership organizations, repair and other personal services

104

1.35

1.10

1.64

50

1.09

0.81

1.44

54

1.74

1.31

2.27

0.63

0.43

0.92

  1. For age-standardized external comparison, the total of 155,842 workers, of which 73,226/82,616 workers were classified as non-office/office respectively, were enrolled, after excluding those workers who either have deceased or for whom the data between the year of 2007 and 2014 regarding their occupation and information on categorization of occupation (non-office/office) did not exist. Among them, 2537 workers, of which 1120/1417 workers were classified as non-office/office respectively, were diagnosed with thyroid cancer
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