Observed (Obs) and expected (Exp) numbers of deaths, standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) (95% CI) of the main causes of death by cohort
| French cohort* | Austrian cohort | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of death† | Obs | Exp | SMR | 95% CI | Obs | Exp | SMR | 95% CI |
| *In the 1968–96 period by comparison with local rates; †coded according to the ICD-8 and ICD-9. | ||||||||
| All causes | 294 | 317.5 | 0.93 | 0.82 to 1.04 | 67 | 89.4 | 0.75 | 0.58 to 0.95 |
| Cardiovascular system | 106 | 113.7 | 0.93 | 0.76 to 1.13 | 20 | 32.9 | 0.61 | 0.37 to 0.94 |
| Non-malignant respiratory diseases | 26 | 24.6 | 1.06 | 0.69 to 1.55 | 1 | 3.7 | 0.27 | 0.01 to 1.52 |
| Pneumoconiosis | 3 | 0.5 | 5.56 | 1.12 to 16.2 | 0 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Digestive tract | 14 | 17.1 | 0.82 | 0.45 to 1.38 | 9 | 8.7 | 1.04 | 0.48 to 1.97 |
| All cancers | 80 | 78.4 | 1.02 | 0.81 to 1.27 | 17 | 23.4 | 0.73 | 0.42 to 1.17 |
| Stomach cancer | 5 | 4.3 | 1.18 | 0.38 to 2.75 | 1 | 2.5 | 0.40 | 0.01 to 2.25 |
| Mesothelioma | 0 | 0.3 | — | — | 0 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Lung cancer | 21 | 17.0 | 1.23 | 0.76 to 1.89 | 7 | 6.6 | 1.06 | 0.43 to 2.19 |
| Violent death | 22 | 26.1 | 0.84 | 0.53 to 1.28 | 15 | 13.1 | 1.14 | 0.64 to 1.88 |