Observed (Obs) number of deaths and standardised mortality ratios (SMR) among cement workers during the follow up period 1978–2000
| Cause of death | ICD-9 code | Males (n = 1727) | Females (n = 771) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obs | SMR | 95% CI | Obs | SMR | 95% CI | ||
| *One unknown cause of death. | |||||||
| All causes | 001–999 | 376 | 1.0 | 0.9 to 1.1 | 74 | 0.8 | 0.6 to 1.0 |
| Infectious diseases | 001–139 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.1 to 1.0 | – | – | – |
| Malignant neoplasms | 140–208 | 102 | 1.3 | 1.0 to 1.5 | 19 | 0.7 | 0.4 to 1.1 |
| Stomach | 151 | 9 | 0.7 | 0.4 to 1.4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3 to 3.1 |
| Colon and rectum | 153, 154 | 7 | 1.1 | 0.5 to 2.3 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1 to 2.6 |
| Lung | 162 | 36 | 1.4 | 1.0 to 1.9 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.3 to 5.5 |
| Diseases of circulatory system | 390–459 | 160 | 1.1 | 0.9 to 1.2 | 38 | 0.9 | 0.6 to 1.2 |
| Diseases of respiratory system | 460–519 | 16 | 0.8 | 0.5 to 1.3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3 to 3.0 |
| Diseases of digestive system | 520–579 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.6 to 1.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.1 to 2.0 |
| Diseases of genitourinary system | 580–629 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.3 to 2.4 | 3 | 1.8 | 0.6 to 5.6 |
| Accidents and violence | 800–999 | 66 | 0.7 | 0.5 to 0.9 | 6 | 0.6 | 0.3 to 1.3 |
| Other causes of deaths | 14* | 0.7 | 0.4 to 1.2 | 4* | 0.7 | 0.3 to 1.8 | |