Table 1 Association of deaths resulting from acute myocardial infarction and cumulative noise exposure.
Cumulative exposure (dB(A)‐year) | Full cohort (n = 27464) | Subgroup without hearing protection (n = 8668) | ||||
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Person‐years | Deaths | SMR (95% CI) | Person‐years | Deaths | SMR (95% CI) | |
<100 | 314128 | 226 | 1.0 (0.9 to 1.1) | 133556 | 174 | 1.0 (0.9 to 1.2) |
100–104 | 155837 | 228 | 1.0 (0.9 to 1.2) | 58940 | 136 | 1.0 (0.9 to 1.2) |
105–109 | 116303 | 231 | 1.1 (1.0 to 1.2) | 37133 | 120 | 1.2 (1.0 to 1.5) |
110–114 | 63998 | 165 | 1.0 (0.9 to 1.2) | 14646 | 71 | 1.3 (1.0 to 1.6) |
115+ | 18479 | 60 | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.4) | 3071 | 19 | 1.3 (0.8 to 2.1) |
Source: Davies et al.10