Table 3 Lung cancer and mortality from all causes in the talc producing companies.
| n | Lung cancer | Mortality, all causes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of RR | RR (cases) | 95% CI | SMR (cases) | ||
| Talc millers | |||||
| Vermont 4 | 225 | SMR US rates | 1.02 (2) | 0.09–3.69 | 1.18 (44) |
| Norway 15 | 295 | SIR Norwegian rates | 0.77 (4) | 0.21–1.96 | 0.74 (90) |
| Italy 22 | 551 | SMR regional rates | 0.69 (11) | 0.34–1.23 | 1.08 (290) |
| France 21 | 945 | SMR regional rates | 1.24 (21) | 0.76–1.89 | 0.93 (294) |
| Austria, site B | SMR regional rates | 0.69 (3) | 0.14–2.01 | 0.70 (40) | |
| Austria, site C | SMR regional rates | 1.11 (1) | 0.01–6.19 | 0.97 (11) | |
| All talc millers—fixed effect | 0.92 (42) | 0.67–1.25 | 0.95 (769) | ||
| Talc miners | |||||
| Vermont 4 | 163 | SMR US rates | 4.35 (5) | 1.40–10.2 | 1.28 (34) |
| Norway15 | 94 | SIR Norwegian rates | 1.58 (2) | 0.18–5.69 | 0.82 (27) |
| Italy 22 | 1244 | SMR regional rates | 1.07 (33) | 0.74–1.50 | 1.26 (590) |
| All talc miners—fixed effect | 1.20 (40) | 0.86–1.63 | 1.24 (651) | ||
| All talc miners—random effect | 1.85 (40) | 0.68–5.05 | 1.10 (651) | ||
RR, relative risk; SIR, standardised incidence ratio; SMR, standardised mortality ratio.