Table 4

NHL and leukaemia spatial trend: SIR at selected distance from the coke oven

MalesFemales
Bands (m)ObsSIRcSIRpObsSIRcSIRp
Obs, observed cases; SIR, standardised incidence ratio; cSIR, cumulative SIR; p, statistical significance of spatial trend (Stone’s test).
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma0.6640.185
    ≤500 1117.1117.11158.2158.2
    500–100015171.4166.68125.0128.0
    1000–1500 8201.6176.84125.2127.1
    >1500 1 71.3166.90 0.0113.8
Leukaemia0.8980.020
    ≤500 1145.4145.41195.3195.3
    500–1000 9127.4129.00 0.0 18.5
    1000–1500 7225.2156.62 91.9 39.6
    >1500 3275.2167.41125.3 47.8