Table 1

Description of the cohort of engineering industry workers (number of subjects, cancer events, and deaths, by exposure category)

MenWomen
ExposureNo. of subjects*Person yearsNo. of first cancer eventsNo. of deathsNo. of subjects*Person yearsNo. of first cancer eventsNo. of deaths
*The exposure classification may change during the study period, the numbers given refer to the highest exposure values.
Low9470673454119472840568014363881127672
Medium257171211604245426252717655774981490960
High724375500551194171528184214486670411
Very high60329485560912151353014214211570
Total4846433886198859512320162051127051434022113
Subjects with exposure information missing5304927396521370718478100489123159
Grand total5376924160163880813027180529137100335252272