Table 2 Most commonly listed broad occupation and industry groups for persons exposed to cotton dust and wool dust in two studies in Montreal, Canada, cases and controls combined a
Study 1 | Study 2 | |
|---|---|---|
Cotton Dust | Total N exposed = 222 | Total N exposed = 510 |
Occupation: n (%) | Fabricating, assembling and repairing occupations: textile, fur and leather products: 72 (32.4%) | Fabricating, assembling and repairing occupations: textile, fur and leather products: 232 (45.5%) |
Fiber preparing, spinning, twisting, winding, reeling, weaving and knitting: 30 (13.5%) | Apparel and furnishings service occupations: 43 (8.4%) | |
Apparel and furnishings service occupations: 21 (9.4%) | Fiber preparing, spinning, twisting, winding, reeling, weaving and knitting: 36 (7.1%) | |
Material recording, scheduling and distributing occupations: 37 (16.7%) | Material recording, scheduling and distributing occupations: 35 (6.9%) | |
Industry: n (%) | Clothing industry: 75 (33.4%) | Textile industries: 239 (46.9%) |
Textile industries: 81 (36.5%) | Wholesale trade: 36 (7.1%) | |
Retail trades: 34 (15.3%) | Clothing industry: 26 (5.1%) | |
Wholesale trade: 31 (14.0%) | ||
Wool Dust | Total N exposed = 161 | Total N exposed = 228 |
Occupation: n (%) | Fabricating, assembling and repairing occupations: textile, fur and leather products: 70 (43.5%) | Fabricating, assembling and repairing occupations: textile, fur and leather products: 124 (54.4%) |
Apparel and furnishings service occupations: 19 (11.7%) | Apparel and furnishings service occupations: 35 (15.4%) | |
Fiber preparing, spinning, twisting, winding, reeling, weaving and knitting: 17 (10.5%) | Fiber preparing, spinning, twisting, winding, reeling, weaving and knitting: 17 (7.5%) | |
Material recording, scheduling, and distributing occupations: 23 (14.2%) | Material recording, scheduling, and distributing occupations: 15 (6.6%) | |
Industry: n (%) | Clothing industry: 39 (24.2%) | Textile industries: 150 (65.8%) |
Textile industries: 82 (50.9%) | Wholesale trade: 25 (11.0%) | |
Retail trades: 41 (25.3%) | Clothing industry: 9 (4.0%) | |
Wholesale trade: 29 (18.0%) |