Table 6 Mortality from selected non‐cancer causes among men by ever being employed in various occupational groups (n>100 subjects): number of observed deaths (Obs) and standardised mortality ratios (SMRs)* with 95% confidence intervals, follow‐up period to 2001.
| Occupational groups (number of persons) | Arteriosclerotic heart diseases | Vascular lesions of CNS | All respiratory diseases | Emphysema | All genitourinary diseases | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obs | SMR | Obs | SMR | Obs | SMR | Obs | SMR | Obs | SMR | |
| Carpenters (420) | 95 | 0.88 (0.71–1.07) | 13 | 0.70 (0.37–1.20) | 20 | 0.78 (0.48–1.21) | 2 | 0.58 (0.07–1.21) | 12 | 2.30 (1.18–4.01) |
| Electricians (526) | 94 | 0.99 (0.80–1.21) | 9 | 0.57 (0.26–1.08) | 22 | 0.97 (0.61–1.47) | 2 | 0.71 (0.08–2.57) | 6 | 1.27 (0.46–2.75) |
| Painters (214) | 47 | 1.04 (0.77–1.39) | 7 | 0.86 (0.63–2.03) | 13 | 1.19 (0.63–2.03) | 3 | 2.25 (0.45–6.58) | 3 | 1.19 (0.24–3.47) |
| Plumbers (448) | 97 | 1.08 (0.88–1.32) | 15 | 0.95 (0.53–1.56) | 21 | 0.98 (0.61–1.49) | 5 | 1.89 (0.61–4.42) | 0 | |
| Transportation & material moving (178) | 37 | 0.91 (0.64–1.26) | 6 | 0.78 (0.29–1.70) | 7 | 0.73 (0.29–1.50) | 2 | 1.75 (0.20–6.32) | 3 | 1.22 (0.24–3.55) |
| Vehicle & garage mechanics or repairers (141) | 25 | 0.91 (0.59–1.35) | 3 | 0.69 (0.14–2.01) | 6 | 0.94 (0.34–2.06) | 1 | 1.20 (0.02–6.68) | 1 | 0.80 (0.01–4.42) |
| Ind. machinery repairers or maintenance (117) | 23 | 0.82 (0.52–1.23) | 5 | 1.01 (0.33–2.37) | 5 | 0.74 (0.24–1.72) | 0 | 1 | 0.69 (0.01–3.82) | |
| Electrical or electronic repairers (199) | 26 | 0.87 (0.57–1.27) | 9 | 1.77 (0.81–3.37) | 9 | 1.19 (0.54–2.25) | 2 | 2.48 (0.28–8.94) | 0 | |
| Other mechanics & repairers (127) | 31 | 1.03 (0.70–1.46) | 5 | 1.00 (0.32–2.33) | 3 | 0.45 (0.09–1.31) | 0 | 0 | ||
| Riggers (171) | 28 | 0.88 (0.59–1.28) | 5 | 0.83 (0.27–1.94) | 4 | 0.54 (0.15–1.39) | 0 | 2 | 1.02 (0.11–3.69) | |
| Machinists (metal & plastic) (353) | 68 | 0.93 (0.72–1.18) | 9 | 0.78 (0.36–1.48) | 22 | 1.32 (0.82–1.99) | 5 | 2.14 (0.69–5.00) | 2 | 0.63 (0.07–2.29) |
| Sheet metal workers (395) | 86 | 1.04 (0.83–1.28) | 9 | 0.66 (0.30–1.26) | 19 | 0.95 (0.57–1.48) | 2 | 0.80 (0.09–2.89) | 2 | 0.50 (0.06–1.79) |
| Woodworkers (214) | 35 | 0.89 (0.62–1.23) | 4 | 0.57 (0.15–1.46) | 16 | 1.66 (0.96–2.69) | 2 | 1.85 (0.21–6.69) | 3 | 1.28 (0.26–3.75) |
| Shipfitters, welders, cutters, (184) | 195 | 0.90 (0.78–1.03) | 39 | 0.99 (0.70–1.35) | 67 | 1.23 (0.96–1.57) | 8 | 1.32 (0.57–2.60) | 11 | 0.86 (0.43–1.54) |
| Freight, stock & material moving workers (114) | 19 | 0.81 (0.49–1.26) | 7 | 1.54 (0.62–3.18) | 9 | 1.50 (0.68–2.84) | 1 | 1.62 (0.02–9.00) | 4 | 2.54 (0.68–6.50) |
| Labourers (491) | 92 | 1.01 (0.81–1.24) | 10 | 0.51 (0.25–0.95) | 22 | 0.98 (0.61–1.48) | 6 | 2.60 (0.95–5.66) | 6 | 2.60 (0.95–5.66) |
| High level managers (85) | 12 | 0.77 (0.40–1.34) | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 1.48 (0.54–3.22) | 2 | 4.55 (0.51–16.45) | 0 | 0.00 |
| Clerical (244) | 53 | 1.14 (0.86–1.49) | 4 | 0.53 (0.14–1.35) | 13 | 1.12 (0.60–1.92) | 4 | 2.97 (0.80–7.61) | 2 | 0.86 (0.10–3.09) |
| Engineers or technicians (108) | 14 | 0.70 (0.38–1.17) | 5 | 1.56 (0.50–3.64) | 5 | 1.01 (0.33–2.35) | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Professionals (107) | 15 | 0.71 (0.40–1.17) | 3 | 0.87 (0.17–2.54) | 4 | 0.76 (0.20–1.94) | 1 | 1.62 (0.02–9.02) | 1 | 0.96 (0.01–5.36) |
Bold italic, statistically significant.
CNS, central nervous system.
*Maryland mortality rates.