Table 2

Standardised mortality ratios (SMR) of IHD in different cohort of female workers followed until the end of 1995

CohortObservedExpectedSMR95% CI
6242 female livestock workers in 1970 census305278.01.100.98 to 1.23
36080 female agricultural workers in 1970 census17911820.70.980.94 to 1.03
3153 female agricultural and livestock workers in 1990 census41.52.640.72 to 6.77