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Published in final edited form as: Policing. 2021 Oct;44(6):1168–1187. doi: 10.1108/pijpsm-06-2021-0087

Table 3.

All malignant neoplasms by site, among white-male police officers in Buffalo, New York 1950–2018

Underlying cause of death (9th ICD revision) Observed Deaths Expected Deaths SMR 95%CI

All malignant neoplasms (140–209) 475 417.02 1.14 1.04–1.25*
Buccal cavity and pharynx (140–149) 14 9.48 1.48 0.81–2.48
Digestive organs and peritoneum (150–159) 149 109.61 1.36 1.15–1.60*
Esophagus (150) 22 11.78 1.87 1.17–2.83*
Stomach (151) 19 15.80 1.20 0.72–1.88
Colon (153) 50 35.57 1.41 1.04–1.85*
Rectum (154) 11 9.14 1.20 0.60–2.15
Liver (155) 12 10.66 1.13 0.58–1.97
Pancreas (157) 25 22.33 1.12 0.72–1.65
Respiratory system (160–165) 146 136.06 1.07 0.91–1.26
Bone (170) 2 1.06 1.89 0.21–6.82
Skin (172–173) 8 9.23 0.87 0.37–1.71
Prostate (185) 42 39.27 1.07 0.77–1.45
Bladder (188) 16 13.96 1.15 0.65–1.86
Kidney (189) 15 10.64 1.41 0.79–2.33
Brain and other CNS (191–192) 13 10.53 1.23 0.66–2.11
Thyroid (193) 2 0.87 2.30 0.26–8.31
Lymphatic and hematopoietic (200–209) 47 42.43 1.11 0.81–1.47
Hodgkin’s disease (201) 6 2.66 2.25 0.82–4.90
Leukemia (204–208) 27 17.23 1.57 1.03–2.28*

Note(s): SMR: Standardized mortality Ratio, 95% CI: 95% confidence interval

*

Statistical significance at p < 0.05