Table 4

Mortality from selected causes by time since first employment

Cause of death (ICD 9)Time since first employment
<10 years10–19 years>19 years
OSMR95%CIOSMR95%CIOSMR95%CI
O, observed deaths; SMR, standardised mortality ratio point estimate; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval of the SMR.
All causes (001–999)381.911.35 to 2.62961.891.53 to 2.314071.331.21 to 1.47
All malignant neoplasms (140–208)41.010.27 to 2.57110.810.40 to 1.451261.351.12 to 1.61
Lips, mouth and pharynx (140–149)17.020.18 to 39.1211.780.05 to 9.9461.930.71 to 4.21
Oesophagus (150)0.000.00 to 37.920.000.00 to 8.3862.610.96 to 5.68
Liver (155)0.000.00 to 34.7824.800.58 to 17.33224.212.64 to 6.37
Lung (162)22.370.29 to 8.5751.350.44 to 3.14250.880.57 to 1.3
Bladder (188)0.000.00 to 40.070.000.00 to 8.0851.200.39 to 2.8
Diseases of the circulatory system (390–459)40.860.23 to 2.20231.480.94 to 2.22990.810.65 to 0.98
Diseases of the respiratory system (460–519)99.524.35 to 18.06227.734.84 to 11.7773.352.65 to 4.19
Silicosis (500, 502)8189.1081.64 to 372.619121.0272.8 to 188.95252.4939.2 to 68.84
Liver cirrhosis and other chronic diseases (571)10.920.02 to 5.1061.690.62 to 3.67291.991.33 to 2.86