Table 10

Summary statistics for cohort and occupational studies (group B)

Study (ref)2-150Asbestos RR (95% CI)
in non-smokers
Test of
additivity U
Test of multiplicativity V (95% CI)DevianceFitted effects (multiplicative model)
ASAS
Neuberger and Kundi2-151 30 ≃1.00
McDonald et al 24 4.07  (2.03  to  7.29)0.930.38  (0.21  to  0.79)10.121.63[7.13]11.64
Berryet al (1960–70)1 5.00  (0.13 to  27.9)10.470.61  (0.10 to  25.7)0.253.06[7.13]21.80
Berryet al (1971–80):1
 Men0.162.70[7.13]19.24
 Women0.32  (0.09 to  1.75)3.515.52[7.13]39.40
 Combined11.5  (2.38 to  33.7)2.65
Achesonet al 27 6.06  (0.15 to  33.8)3.330.36  (0.06 to  14.7)0.362.25[7.13]16.02
Oksaet al:31
 Asbestos sprayers0.0068.640.169.96[7.13]71.04
 Patients with asbestosis0.0075.591.0311.11[7.13]79.20
 Patients with silicosis0.0016.210.523.03[7.13]21.60
Meurman et al 28 3.21  (0.08 to  17.8)14.531.05  (0.18 to  46.4)0.003.34[7.13]23.85
Elmes and Simpson32 0.00106.80.0015.83[7.13]112.9
Hughes and Weill33 0.00≃7Low≃2[7.13]≃14
Selikoff et al 34 25.00  (8.12 to  58.3)2.310.19  (0.07 to  0.61)15.855.10[7.13]36.39
Selikoff and Hammond35 8.44  (1.02 to  30.5)59.141.22  (0.32 to  10.4)0.0810.24[7.13]73.01
Hammondet al 36 5.71  (1.56 to  14.6)38.220.95  (0.47 to  2.21)0.024.91[10.85]53.37
  • 2-150 First author of most papers on study; reference is to paper from which main results were obtained.

  • 2-151 Most summary statistics cannot be estimated from the graphical data presented.

  • Values in [ ] are assumed values taken from external data.