Table 2

Observed number of deaths and cause specific SMRs

	All members of the society			Carpenters			Plasterers			Ironworkers
Cause of death (ICD-9)	Obs	SMR	95% CI	Obs	SMR	95% CI	Obs	SMR	95% CI	Obs	SMR	95% CI
p<0.05; p<0.01; **p<0.001.
All causes (000–999)	1466	0.90***	0.85 to 0.94	740	0.85***	0.80 to 0.92	146	1.03	0.87 to 1.21	63	1.07	0.82 to 1.37
All malignant neoplasms (140–208)	506	0.98	0.90 to 1.07	262	0.99	0.87 to 1.12	48	1.11	0.82 to 1.47	23	1.14	0.72 to 1.71
Cancer of oesophagus (150)	14	0.84	0.46 to 1.41	8	0.96	0.41 to 1.88	0	–	–	0	–	–
Cancer of stomach (151)	129	0.96	0.80 to 1.13	69	0.97	0.75 to 1.23	14	1.21	0.67 to 2.03	2	0.40	0.05 to 1.46
Cancer of liver (155, 159.1C)	79	0.90	0.68 to 1.07	44	0.96	0.70 to 1.29	4	0.53	0.14 to 1.35	5	1.27	0.41 to 2.97
Cancer of pancreas (157)	30	0.94	0.63 to 1.34	14	0.86	0.47 to 1.44	1	0.37	0.01 to 2.06	2	1.55	0.19 to 5.58
Cancers of trachea, bronchus, and lung (162)	109	1.08	0.88 to 1.30	54	1.02	0.77 to 1.33	13	1.61	0.86 to 2.75	11	2.88**	1.44 to 5.15
Heart disease (393–398, 410–429)	205	0.80***	0.69 to 0.91	105	0.76**	0.62 to 0.92	22	1.00	0.63 to 1.52	6	0.68	0.25 to 1.47
Ischemic heart disease (410–414)	91	0.81*	0.65 to 1.00	49	0.82	0.61 to 1.08	9	0.98	0.45 to 1.85	4	1.03	0.28 to 2.63
Heart failure (428)	96	0.87	0.71 to 1.07	46	0.77	0.57 to 1.03	12	1.23	0.63 to 2.14	2	0.55	0.07 to 1.98
Cerebrovascular disease (430–438)	211	0.93	0.81 to 1.06	106	0.84	0.69 to 1.02	18	0.95	0.56 to 1.50	10	1.47	0.71 to 2.71
Pneumonia and bronchitis (466.0, 480–486, 490, 491)	81	1.00	0.79 to 1.24	46	0.99	0.73 to 1.33	10	1.63	0.78 to 2.99	3	1.35	0.28 to 3.95
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (571)	57	1.05	0.79 to 1.36	25	0.91	0.59 to 1.35	7	1.38	0.55 to 2.84	2	0.89	0.11 to 3.21
Accidents and adverse effects (E800–E949)	153	1.19*	1.01 to 1.40	76	1.19	0.94 to 1.49	18	1.41	0.83 to 2.23	7	1.30	0.52 to 2.67
Suicide (E950–E959)	66	1.00	0.77 to 1.27	30	0.95	0.64 to 1.35	6	0.81	0.30 to 1.76	4	1.34	0.36 to 3.42