Cumulative MWF exposures (in mg/m3-years) for aerodigestive cancer cases and subcohort of the GM/UAW cohort alive on 1 January 1985: total time and windows of time*
| MWF types | Subcohort Mean (SD) | Larynx Mean (SD) | Stomach Mean (SD) | Oesophageal SCC† Mean (SD) | Oesophageal and cardia junction ADC‡ Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Cumulative exposures calculated for cases at the age of diagnosis, and for subcohort at the end of follow up. | |||||
| †SCC, squamous cell carcinoma. | |||||
| ‡ADC, adenocarcinoma. | |||||
| Soluble | |||||
| All time | 11.08 (19.24) | 12.19 (19.75) | 16.07 (23.38) | 11.35 (14.71) | 15.93 (25.62) |
| Recent 10 years window | 0.30 (0.75) | 0.61 (1.38) | 0.64 (1.33) | 0.79 (2.08) | 0.51 (1.11) |
| 10 to 20 years window | 1.28 (2.47) | 1.60 (2.68) | 2.01 (3.91) | 1.89 (3.95) | 1.91 (2.95) |
| 20 or more years window | 9.50 (18.71) | 9.99 (18.65) | 13.42 (21.34) | 8.67 (12.20) | 13.52 (23.28) |
| Straight | |||||
| All time | 2.56 (9.71) | 6.84 (23.37) | 2.62 (6.72) | 2.33 (5.94) | 3.63 (8.54) |
| Recent 10 years window | 0.05 (0.38) | 0.10 (0.41) | 0.14 (0.57) | 0.14 (0.46) | 0.16 (0.80) |
| 10 to 20 years window | 0.33 (1.38) | 1.01 (3.37) | 0.42 (1.45) | 0.22 (0.95) | 0.28 (0.66) |
| 20 or more years window | 2.18 (9.25) | 5.70 (21.65) | 2.06 (5.71) | 1.97 (5.93) | 3.19 (8.39) |
| Synthetic | |||||
| All time | 0.61 (2.64) | 0.91 (4.94) | 0.45 (1.57) | 0.82 (2.40) | 0.62 (2.69) |
| Recent 10 years window | 0.04 (0.25) | 0.03 (0.09) | 0.06 (0.37) | 0.02 (0.11) | 0.02 (0.07) |
| 10 to 20 years window | 0.14 (0.60) | 0.16 (0.72) | 0.07 (0.33) | 0.03 (0.11) | 0.12 (0.42) |
| 20 or more years window | 0.43 (2.40) | 0.72 (4.22) | 0.31 (1.36) | 0.77 (2.32) | 0.48 (2.28) |