Table 3

Observed and expected deaths and risk statistics among male employees allowing for 0 and 20 years of latency using United States white male mortalities to calculate expected deaths

Cause of death (ICDA-8)Entire follow up period⩾20 Years since recruitment
ObsExpSMR95% CIObsExpSMR95% CI
All causes (000–E999)330365.00.900.81 to 1.01241255.00.940.83 to 1.07
 Infectious and parasitic diseases (001–139)54.21.190.38 to 2.7742.31.740.47 to 4.44
 All malignant neoplasms (140–209)8386.90.950.76 to 1.186666.90.990.76 to 1.26
  Cancer of digestive organs and peritoneum (150–159)1621.50.740.43 to 1.211516.50.910.51 to 1.50
  Cancer of respiratory system (160–163)3132.90.940.64 to 1.342626.30.990.64 to 1.45
  Cancer of prostate (185))75.21.340.54 to 2.7754.71.070.35 to 2.50
  Cancer of testis and other genitalia (186–187)10.52.240.03 to 12.4700.10.0 to 29.01
  Cancer of bladder (188)12.00.500.01 to 2.7801.60.0 to 2.24
  Cancer of kidney (189)22.20.900.10 to 3.2521.71.190.13 to 4.30
  Cancer of brain and other nervous system tissues (191–192)32.71.090.22 to 3.1921.71.170.13 to 4.22
  Lymphatic and haematopoietic cancer (200–209)98.51.060.48 to 2.0175.81.210.48 to 2.48
  Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (200, 202)3-150 33.01.000.21 to 2.9212.80.360.01 to 2.00
  Hodgkin's disease (201)3-150 10.61.540.04 to 8.5610.61.700.04 to 9.43
  Leukaemia and aleukaemia (204–207)3-150 43.11.300.35 to 3.3242.91.390.38 to 3.56
  Myeloma (203)3-150 11.20.800.02 to 4.4611.20.840.02 to 4.69
  Other and ill defined cancer (171, 194–199)106.61.510.77 to 2.7085.11.570.73 to 2.99
 Benign neoplasms (210–239)11.10.950.01 to 5.3000.70.0 to 5.47
 Disease of nervous and sensory organs (320–389)64.21.420.52 to 3.0952.91.720.56 to 4.02
 Diseases of circulatory system (390–458)158167.00.950.80 to 1.11130124.31.050.87 to 1.24
 Non-malignant respiratory diseases (460–519)823.20.350.15 to 0.68718.70.380.15 to 0.77
  Pneumonia (480–486)47.20.560.15 to 1.4335.40.550.11 to 1.62
 Digestive diseases (520–577)1116.80.660.33 to 1.17710.50.660.27 to 1.37
 Genitourinary diseases (580–629)44.20.960.26 to 2.4632.81.070.22 to 3.13
 All external causes (E800–E999)4240.31.040.75 to 1.411114.50.760.38 to 1.36
People (n)15171005
Person-years3979914356
  • 3-150 United States rates from NIOSH life table analysis program (LTAS).