Mortality from specific causes among graphite electrode manufacturing workers
| Cause of death (ICD 9th) | Observed deaths | Expected deaths | SMR | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMR, standardised mortality ratio point estimate; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval of the SMR. | ||||
| All causes (001–999) | 541 | 376.19 | 1.44 | 1.32 to 1.56 |
| Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139) | 6 | 7.11 | 0.84 | 0.31 to 1.84 |
| Malignant neoplasms (140–208) | 141 | 110.95 | 1.27 | 1.07 to 1.50 |
| Lips, mouth, and pharynx (140–149) | 8 | 3.8 | 2.10 | 0.91 to 4.14 |
| Oesophagus (150) | 6 | 2.74 | 2.19 | 0.8 to 4.77 |
| Stomach (151) | 17 | 13.36 | 1.27 | 0.74 to 2.04 |
| Colon (153) | 4 | 5.89 | 0.68 | 0.18 to 1.74 |
| Rectum (154) | – | 3.35 | 0.00 | 0.00 to 0.89 |
| Liver (155) | 24 | 5.73 | 4.19 | 2.68 to 6.23 |
| Pancreas (157) | 3 | 4.06 | 0.74 | 0.15 to 2.16 |
| Larynx (161) | 5 | 3.8 | 1.32 | 0.43 to 3.07 |
| Lung (162) | 32 | 32.89 | 0.97 | 0.67 to 1.37 |
| Pleura (163) | – | 0.63 | 0.00 | 0.00 to 4.73 |
| Bone and articular cartilage (170) | 2 | 0.9 | 2.22 | 0.27 to 8.04 |
| Connective tissue (171) | 1 | 0.2 | 5.04 | 0.13 to 28.1 |
| Melanoma (172) | 1 | 0.73 | 1.37 | 0.03 to 7.63 |
| Prostate (185) | 10 | 5.6 | 1.78 | 0.86 to 3.28 |
| Bladder (188) | 5 | 4.61 | 1.08 | 0.35 to 2.53 |
| Kidney (189) | 4 | 2.19 | 1.83 | 0.50 to 4.68 |
| Brain (191) | 2 | 2.28 | 0.88 | 0.11 to 3.16 |
| Lymphomas (200–202) | 3 | 3.13 | 0.96 | 0.20 to 2.80 |
| Leukaemia (204–208) | 1 | 3.39 | 0.30 | 0.01 to 1.65 |
| Diseases of the circulatory system (390–459) | 126 | 143.08 | 0.88 | 0.73 to 1.05 |
| Diseases of the respiratory system (460–519) | 108 | 26.75 | 4.04 | 3.31 to 4.87 |
| Silicosis (500, 502) | 79 | 1.19 | 66.39 | 52.56 to 82.74 |
| Diseases of the digestive system (520–579) | 49 | 30.15 | 1.63 | 1.20 to 2.15 |
| Liver cirrhosis and other chronic diseases (571) | 36 | 19.22 | 1.87 | 1.31 to 2.59 |
| Injury and poisoning (800–999) | 35 | 26.34 | 1.33 | 0.93 to 1.85 |