Cancer incidence among longshoremen, indoor and outdoor workers (1986–96)
| Cancer site (ICD-9) | Indoor workers | Outdoor workers | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obs | Exp | SIR | (95% CI) | Obs | Exp | SIR | (95%CI) | |
| ICD-9, International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision; Obs, observed incident cases; Exp, expected incident cases based on Genova Cancer Registry; SIR, standardised incidence ratios. | ||||||||
| All malignant cancers (140–208) | 287 | 275.36 | 104 | (93 to 117) | 221 | 218.12 | 101 | (88 to 116) |
| Digestive tract (150–157) | 60 | 66.10 | 91 | (69 to 117) | 47 | 51.85 | 91 | (67 to 121) |
| Larynx (161) | 24 | 11.29 | 213 | (136 to 316) | 15 | 9.10 | 165 | (92 to 272) |
| Lung (162) | 61 | 62.38 | 98 | (75 to 126) | 58 | 49.11 | 118 | (90 to 153) |
| Mesothelioma (163) | 16 | 1.18 | 1362 | (778 to 2211) | 7 | 0.93 | 751 | (302 to 1547) |
| Melanoma (172) | 3 | 3.09 | 97 | (20 to 284) | 8 | 2.77 | 288 | (125 to 568) |
| Skin (173) | 19 | 26.86 | 71 | (43 to 110) | 14 | 21.36 | 66 | (36 to 110) |
| Bladder (188) | 25 | 30.84 | 81 | (52 to 120) | 33 | 24.54 | 135 | (93 to 189) |
| Other malignant cancers | 79 | 73.62 | 107 | (85 to 134) | 39 | 58.46 | 67 | (47 to 91) |