Cancer mortality among male workers in Swedish sulfate mills who died in 1960–89 (odds ratios are given for all workers and those with more then 10 years employment)
| Cancer site | Cases (n) | All exposed >1 y | Only those exposed >10 y | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unexposed (n=1621) | All exposed >1 y (n=859) | Only those exposed >10 y (n=640) | OR(M-H) | 90% CI | OR(M-H) | 90% CI | |||||
| Stomach or oesophagus | 70 | 44 | 32 | 1.1 | 0.8 to 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 to 1.6 | ||||
| Liver or biliary tract | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2.3 | 1.00 to 5.2 | 2.1 | 0.9 to 5.2 | ||||
| Lung | 41 | 32 | 26 | 1.6 | 1.05 to 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 to 2.6 | ||||
| Pleural mesotheliomas2-150 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9.52-150 | 1.9 to 48 | 12.82-150 | 2.5 to 65 | ||||
| Brain | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2.6 | 1.2 to 5.3 | 2.6 | 1.1 to 5.7 | ||||
| Lymphomas | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.4 to 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 to 2.1 | ||||
| Leukaemias | 24 | 9 | 6 | 0.7 | 0.4 to 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 to 1.4 | ||||
↵2-150 Crude odds ratio.
The Mantel-Haenszel odds ratio (OR(M-H) (90% CI)) were stratified for age and mill.