Years of follow up | 1940–79 | 1940–82 | 1940–84 | 1940–94 |
Number of workers | 2189 | 2187 | 2192 | 2187 |
% deceased | 14 | 17 | 19 | 30 |
Cause of death
(ICDA-8 rubric) | SMR (95% CI) [obs/exp] | SMR (95% CI) [obs/exp] | SMR (95% CI) [obs/exp] | SMR (95% CI) [obs/exp] |
All causes (001–999) | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.0) [298/327.5] | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.0) [370/396.0] | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.0) [406/441.3] | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.0) [655/721.1] |
All cancer (140–209) | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.2) [61/63.5] | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.3) [81/79.3] | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.3) [95/92.2] | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.1) [168/170.4] |
Lung cancer (162) | 0.8 (0.5 to 1.3) [18/22.0] | 0.8 (0.5 to 1.2) [23/27.9] | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.2) [28/33.0] | 0.8 (0.6 to 1.1) [54/62.5] |
Soft tissue sarcoma (171) | 3.3 (0.1 to 18.6) [1/0.3] | 2.5 (0.1 to 13.9) [1/0.4] | 5.0 (0.6 to 18.1) [2/0.4] | 2.4 (0.3 to 8.6) [2/0.8] |
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
(200, 202) | 2.3 (0.8 to 5.6) [5/2.1] | 1.9 (0.6 to 4.5) [5/2.6] | 2.1 (0.8 to 4.5) [6/2.9] | 1.4 (0.6 to 2.7) [8/5.8] |
All remaining cancers | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.3) [37/39.1] | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.4) [52/48.4] | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.4) [59/56.1] | 1.0 (0.8 to 1.2) [104/101.3] |