Table 2 Percentage of patients within ISCO-68 major groups and in minor groups of major group 7/8/9
From: Immunoreactivity to metal and silica associates with sarcoidosis in Dutch patients
Major occupational group | Sarcoidosis (%) (n = 256) | Controls (%) (n = 73) |
|---|---|---|
0/1. Professional, Technical and Related Workers | 34.8 | 30.1 |
2. Administrative and Managerial Workers. | 11.7 | 11.0 |
3. Clerical and Related Workers | 23.0 | 27.4 |
4. Sales Workers | 9.8 | 15.1 |
5. Service Workers | 13.3 | 16.4 |
6. Agricultural, Animal Husbandry and Forestry Workers, Fishermen and Hunters | 3.5 | 2.7 |
7/8/9. Production and Related Workers, Transport Operators and Labourers | 41.4 | 42.5 |
Minor occupational groups of major group 7/8/9 | ||
70. Production Supervisors and General Foremen | 3.5 | 4.1 |
71. Miners, Quarrymen, Well Drillers and Related Workers | 0.4 | 0.0 |
72. Metal Processers | 2.7 | 0.0 |
73. Wood Preparation Workers and Paper Makers | 0.8 | 0.0 |
77. Food and Beverage Processers | 3.1 | 4.1 |
79. Tailors, Dressmakers, Sewers, Upholsterers and Related Workers | 1.2 | 1.4 |
81. Cabinetmakers and Related Woodworkers | 0.4 | 0 |
83. Blacksmiths, Toolmakers and Machine-Tool Operators | 3.1 | 6.8 |
84. Machinery Fitters, Machine Assemblers and Precision Instrument Makers (except Electrical) | 9.4 | 8.2 |
85. Electrical Fitters and Related Electrical and Electronics Workers | 10.9 | 9.6 |
87. Plumbers, Welders, Sheet Metal and Structural Metal Preparers and Erectors | 7.4 | 2.7 |
88. Jewellery and Precious Metal Workers | 0.8 | 0.0 |
90. Rubber and Plastics Product Makers | 0.4 | 0.0 |
91. Paper and Paperboard Products Makers | 0.0 | 1.4 |
92. Printers and Related Workers | 0.4 | 0.0 |
93. Painters | 1.6 | 1.4 |
94. Production and Related Workers Not Elsewhere Classified | 1.6 | 0.0 |
95. Bricklayers, Carpenters and Other Construction Workers | 4.7 | 8.2 |
97. Material-Handling and Related Equipment Operators, Dockers and Freight Handlers | 3.5 | 4.1 |
98. Transport Equipment Operators | 6.3 | 8.2 |
99. Labourers Not Elsewhere Classified | 0.8 | 1.4 |