Table 2

Standardised incidence ratios (SIR) for muskuloskeletal diseases and injuries among male fishermen and seamen in Denmark by job type and time period

SIR by job type and time period
1994–1998 SIR 2 (4.570 fishermen, 5.061 officers, 5.170 non-officers)
 1999–2003 SIR 3 (3.470 fishermen, 5.375 officers, 5.867 non-officers)

ICD-101
 Disease
 Job type
 Cases
 SIR
 95% CI
 Cases
 SIR
 95% CI
 SIR ratio4
 95% CI
M00–M99
 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
 Fishermen
 546
 122
 113–133
 494
 118
 108–129
 0.97
 0.86–1.09


Officers
 384
 75
 68–83
 499
 75
 69–82
 1.00
 0.87–1.14


Non-officers
 530
 107
 98–117
 730
 106
 98–114
 0.99
 0.88–1.11
M16
 Arthrosis of the hip – Coxarthrosis
 Fishermen
 17
 162
 95–260
 5
 44
 14–103
 0.27
 0.10–0.73


Officers
 8
 51
 22–101
 12
 58
 30–101
 1.13
 0.46–2.76


Non-officers
 5
 45
 15–106
 15
 85
 48–141
 1.89
 0.69–5.19
M17
 Arthrosis of the knee – Gonarthrosis
 Fishermen
 30
 127
 86–181
 37
 144
 101–198
 1.13
 0.70–1.84


Officers
 28
 89
 59–129
 45
 102
 74–136
 1.14
 0.71–1.83


Non-officers
 26
 111
 73–163
 42
 110
 80–149
 0.99
 0.61–1.62
M51
 Thoraco-lumbar disc disorders
 Fishermen
 130
 224
 189–266
 78
 178
 141–222
 0.79
 0.60–1.05


Officers
 61
 91
 70–117
 63
 92
 71–118
 1.01
 0.71–1.43


Non-officers
 65
 112
 86–143
 81
 122
 97–151
 1.09
 0.78–1.51
M75
 Shoulder lesions
 Fishermen
 39
 162
 115–221
 50
 137
 102–181
 0.85
 0.56–1.29


Officers
 25
 87
 56–129
 43
 74
 53–99
 0.84
 0.52–1.38


Non-officers
 24
 95
 61–141
 66
 115
 89–147
 1.22
 0.76–1.95
M75.1
 Rotator cuff syndrome
 Fishermen
 20
 225
 138–348
 21
 205
 127–313
 0.91
 0.49–1.68


Officers
 9
 84
 38–159
 12
 72
 37–125
 0.86
 0.36–2.03


Non-officers
 10
 106
 51–195
 19
 119
 71–185
 1.12
 0.52–2.41
S00–S99
 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (single body region)
 Fishermen
 1611
 112
 107–118
 1377
 120
 114–126
 1.07
 0.99–1.15


Officers
 1081
 68
 65–73
 1286
 67
 64–71
 0.98
 0.90–1.06


Non-officers
 1900
 110
 105–115
 2352
 112
 108–117
 1.02
 0.96–1.09
T00–T98
 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (more than one body region)
 Fishermen
 371
 98
 89–109
 357
 118
 106–130
 1.20
 1.04–1.39


Officers
 278
 72
 64–81
 316
 69
 62–77
 0.96
 0.82–1.13


Non-officers
 565
 125
 115–136
 649
 120
 111–129
 0.96
 0.86–1.07
G56
 Carpal tunnel syndrome
 Fishermen
 48
 315
 233–418
 46
 292
 214–389
 0.92
 0.62–1.39


Officers
 11
 63
 31–113
 21
 85
 52–129
 1.34
 0.65–2.79


Non-officers
 26
 168
 109–246
 42
 172
 124–233
 1.03
 0.63–1.67

1 International Classification of Diseases (ICD) version 10.

2 At least 6 months employment 1989–1993. Follow-up of hospital contacts in 1994–1998. SIR adj. for county.

3 At least 6 months employment 1994–1998. Follow-up of hospital contacts in 1999–2003. SIR adj. for county.

4 Calculated if at least 5 cases were expected.

Kaerlev et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008 9:8   doi:10.1186/1471-2474-9-8