Table 1

 Risk of particular types of cancer in workers

CancerMean relative risk (95% CI)
IndustrialProfessionalTotal
CI, confidence interval.
Lung (random effects)1.09 (0.99 to 1.21)0.69 (0.53 to 0.90)0.92 (0.81 to 1.04)
Nasal (fixed effect)0.73 (0.24 to 1.73)0.00 (0.00 to 1.22)0.54 (0.18 to 1.27)
Nasopharyngeal (fixed effect)2.35 (1.08 to 4.47)2.16 (0.59 to 5.54)2.29 (1.22 to 3.92)