Cause of death | Rubino et al 1 | Piolatto et al 2 | Pira et al 3 | Current analysis | ||||||||
O | SMR | 95% CI | O | SMR | 95% CI | O | SMR | 95% CI | O | SMR | 95% CI | |
Laryngeal cancer | 6 | 3.16 | 1.16 to 6.89 | 8 | 2.67 | 1.15 to 5.26 | 8 | 1.82 | 0.78 to 3.59 | 8 | 1.58 | 0.68 to 3.11 |
Lung cancer | 11 | 1.06* | 0.53 to 1.89 | 22 | 1.11 | 0.69 to 1.67 | 45 | 1.27 | 0.93 to 1.70 | 53 | 1.16 | 0.87 to 1.52 |
Pleural cancer | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 6.67 | 0.81 to 24.07 | 4 | 4.67 | 1.27 to 11.96 | 7 | 5.54 | 2.22 to 11.41 |
Peritoneal cancer | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 1.38 | 0.02 to 7.67 | 1 | 1.09 | 0.03 to 6.08 |
All cancers | 50 | 1.06 | 0.79 to 1.40 | 82 | 1.08 | 0.86 to 1.34 | 142 | 1.12 | 0.95 to 1.33 | 176 | 1.07 | 0.91 to 1.23 |
Ischaemic heart diseases | NA | NA | NA | 37 | 0.81 | 0.57 to 1.11 | 59 | 0.93 | 0.71 to 1.20 | 69 | 0.89 | 0.69 to 1.12 |
Liver cirrhosis | 31 | 3.13 | 2.13 to 4.45 | 45 | 2.94 | 2.14 to 3.94 | 57 | 2.94 | 2.23 to 3.81 | 62 | 2.92 | 2.24 to 3.74 |
Accidents and violence | 45 | 2.60 | 1.90 to 3.48 | 47 | 1.94 | 1.43 to 2.58 | 54 | 1.88 | 1.41 to 2.45 | 58 | 1.75 | 1.33 to 2.26 |
All causes | 332 | 1.55 | 1.39 to 1.72 | 427 | 1.49 | 1.35 to 1.64 | 590 | 1.43 | 1.32 to 1.55 | 722 | 1.35 | 1.26 to 1.46 |
Asbestos miners in Balangero, Italy.
*Including pleural cancer.
NA, not available; O, observed deaths.