Wastewater workers compared with: | ||||
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All Danish males | Unskilled Copenhagen male workers | |||
Cause of death (ICD-7) | SMR (%) | (95% CI) | SMR (%) | (95% CI) |
Total | 138 | (117 to 162) | 111 | (94 to 131) |
Cancer (140–205) | 160 | (117 to 214) | 122 | (89 to 163) |
Cardiovascular disease (330–4, 400–68) | 98 | (72 to 130) | 94 | (70 to 123) |
Other diseases | 175 | (124 to 239) | 111 | (79 to 152) |
External causes (800–999) | 203 | (118 to 325) | 133 | (77 to 213) |