Figure 1

Standardised cancer incidence ratio (SIR) among male professional drivers by cancer type (1997–2016)
| Cancer type | Expected cancer incidence | Observed cancer incidence | SIR | 95 % CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lung cancer | 91.86 | 51 | 0.56* | 0.41–0.73 |
| Prostate cancer | 98.64 | 73 | 0.74* | 0.58–0.93 |
| Bladder cancer | 14.96 | 13 | 0.87 | 0.46–1.49 |
| Colorectal cancer | 34.65 | 35 | 1.01 | 0.70–1.40 |
Standardised mortality ratio (SMR) among male professional drivers by length of employment and latency period (1997–2016)
| Total | Employment | Working for at least one year | Latency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <10 yrs | 10–19 yrs | ≥20 yrs | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | |||
| Expected deaths | 664.79 | 163.83 | 150.08 | 350.87 | 644.75 | 612.26 | 552.57 |
| Observed deaths | 326 | 95 | 49 | 182 | 307 | 297 | 265 |
| SMR | 0.49* | 0.58* | 0.33* | 0.52* | 0.48* | 0.49* | 0.48* |
| 95 % CI, lower limit | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.24 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.42 |
| 95 % CI, upper limit | 0.55 | 0.71 | 0.43 | 0.60 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.54 |
Standardised proportional mortality ratio (SPMR) among male professional drivers by length of employment and latency period (1997–2016)
| Total | Employment | Working for at least one year | Latency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <10 yrs | 10–19 yrs | ≥20 yrs | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | |||
| Expected deaths | 326.00 | 95.00 | 49.00 | 182.00 | 307.00 | 297.00 | 265.00 |
| Observed deaths | 326 | 95 | 49 | 182 | 307 | 297 | 265 |
| SPMR | 1.00* | 1.00* | 1.00* | 1.00* | 1.00* | 1.00* | 1.00* |
| 95 % CI, lower limit | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.74 | 0.86 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.88 |
| 95 % CI, upper limit | 1.12 | 1,22 | 1.32 | 1.16 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.13 |
Standardised cancer incidence ratio (SIR) among male professional drivers by length of employment and latency period (1997–2016)
| Total | Employment | Working for at least one year | Latency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <10 yrs | 10–19 yrs | ≥20 yrs | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | |||
| Expected cancer incidence | 610.43 | 143.59 | 127.74 | 339.09 | 590.54 | 570.36 | 516.30 |
| Observed cancer incidence | 397 | 81 | 84 | 232 | 389 | 368 | 346 |
| SIR | 0.66* | 0.56* | 0.66* | 0.68* | 0.66* | 0.65* | 0.67* |
| 95 % CI, lower limit | 0.59 | 0.45 | 0.52 | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.60 |
| 95 % CI, upper limit | 0.72 | 0.70 | 0.81 | 0.78 | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.74 |
Number deaths by the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10) among male professional drivers in Slovenia from 1997 to 2016
| ICD-10 | N |
|---|---|
| Certain infectious and parasitic diseases | 1 |
| Neoplasms | 125 |
| Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases | 3 |
| Mental and behavioural disorders | 12 |
| Diseases of the nervous system | 3 |
| Diseases of the circulatory system | 76 |
| Diseases of the respiratory system | 5 |
| Diseases of the digestive system | 13 |
| Symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory | |
| findings, not elsewhere classified | 20 |
| Injury, poisoning and other consequences of external causes | 68 |
| Total | 326 |
Standardised disability ratio (SDR) among professional drivers (men) by length of employment (1997–2016)
| Total | Employment | Working for at least one year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <10 yrs | 10–19 yrs | ≥20 yrs | |||
| Expected disability | 262.61 | 58.86 | 76.55 | 127.20 | 261.74 |
| Observed disability | 78 | 22 | 14 | 42 | 75 |
| SDR | 0.30* | 0.37* | 0.18* | 0.33* | 0.29* |
| 95 % CI, lower limit | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.10 | 0.24 | 0.23 |
| 95 % CI, upper limit | 0.37 | 0.57 | 0.31 | 0.45 | 0.36 |