Table 2

 Standardised mortality ratios* (SMRs) 1968–99 for various causes of death for employees with potential alachlor exposure (work place and drinking water)

Cause of deathAny exposureHigh exposure
O/E†SMR95% CIO/E†SMR95% CI
*SMRs and 95% CIs were not calculated unless observed or expected cases exceeded 1.
†Observed number of cases/expected number of cases.
All causes48/79.16145 to 8042/65.86446 to 86
All cancers16/19.48247 to 13413/16.47942 to 136
    Digestive6/4.513349 to 2884/3.910428 to 265
        Oesophagus1/0.51/0.4
        Stomach0/0.50/0.4
        Colon2/1.811113 to 4000/1.500 to 240
        Rectum0/0.40/0.3
        Liver1/0.31/0.3
        Pancreas1/0.91/0.8
    Lung2/6.0344 to 1212/5.2395 to 139
    Melanoma0/0.50/0.4
    Breast0/0.80/0.6
    Prostate0/0.60/0.5
    Kidney0/0.50/0.5
    Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma2/0.921526 to 7762/0.826031 to 937
    Leukaemia2/0.922327 to 8042/0.727533 to 994
Ischaemic heart disease10/18.95325 to 979/16.65425 to 103
Non-malignant respiratory disease1/3.5281 to 1571/3.1331 to 181
External causes15/18.38246 to 13514/13.910055 to 169
    Accidents8/12.96227 to 1227/9.97028 to 145