Observed and expected numbers of death in the low and high cumulative exposure groups of 696 acrylamide employees, with a cut-off point of 1 mg/m3 months
| Cause of death | Below 1 mg/m3 months | Over 1 mg/m3 months | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obs | SMR (95% CI) | Obs | SMR (95% CI) | |
| 12 mg/m3 months equal to 1 mg/m3 years. | ||||
| All causes | 62 | 86.2 (66.1 to 110.4) | 79 | 78.9 (62.5 to 98.3) |
| All malignant neoplasms | 20 | 104.5 (63.8 to 161.4) | 23 | 87.7 (55.6 to 131.6) |
| Digestive organs, peritoneum | 9 | 198.0 (90.5 to 375.8) | 8 | 125.3 (54.1 to 246.9) |
| Oesophagus | 0 | to (0.0 to 623.8) | 0 | to (0.0 to 494.4) |
| Stomach | 0 | to (0.0 to 669.9) | 1 | 122.5 (3.1 to 682.3) |
| Large intestine | 3 | 197.8 (40.8 to 578.1) | 4 | 180.4 (49.2 to 461.9) |
| Rectum | 2 | 607.8 (73.5 to 2195.6) | 0 | to (0.0 to 744.9) |
| Biliary passages and liver | 0 | to (0.0 to 744.0) | 1 | 160.7 (4.0 to 895.1) |
| Pancreas | 3 | 319.0 (65.8 to 932.2) | 2 | 152.7 (18.5 to 551.7) |
| All other digestive organs | 1 | 818.3 (20.5 to 4559.4) | 0 | to (0.0 to 2071.1) |
| Respiratory system | 5 | 69.5 (22.6 to 162.2) | 7 | 71.2 (28.6 to 146.7) |
| Bronchus, trachea, lung | 5 | 72.6 (23.6 to 169.5) | 7 | 74.4 (29.9 to 153.3) |
| Prostate | 0 | to (0.0 to 360.5) | 1 | 51.5 (1.3 to 286.7) |
| Kidney | 0 | to (0.0 to 692.8) | 3 | 434.6 (89.7 to 1270.0) |
| Bladder or other urinary organs | 0 | to (0.0 to 960.0) | 1 | 153.5 (3.8 to 855.3) |
| Central nervous system | 0 | to (0.0 to 569.0) | 0 | to (0.0 to 495.3) |
| Thyroid and other endocrine glands | 1 | 1625.5 (40.6 to 9057.2) | 0 | to (0.0 to 4760.6) |
| Lymphatic and haematopoetic | 3 | 155.2 (32.0 to 453.5) | 1 | 39.7 (1.0 to 221.1) |
| Non-malignant diseases | ||||
| Diabetes mellitus | 4 | 266.2 (72.6 to 681.7) | 6 | 305.9 (112.3 to 665.8) |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 2 | 72.9 (8.8 to 263.2) | 3 | 61.0 (12.6 to 178.4) |
| Heart disease | 21 | 92.5 (57.3 to 141.4) | 33 | 91.3 (62.8 to 128.2) |
| Non-malignant respiratory disease | 3 | 65.9 (13.6 to 192.5) | 3 | 39.3 (8.1 to 114.7) |
| All external causes | 7 | 76.5 (30.7 to 157.6) | 3 | 36.7 (7.6 to 107.1) |