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. 2008 Oct 17;105(42):725–732. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2008.0725

Table 4. Observed and expected numbers of cases of leukemia and standardized incidence ratios (SIR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI)—whole study region*1.

Region Name of nuclear power plant Observed*2 Expected*2, 3 SIR Lower limit of 95% CI Upper limit of 95% CI
Whole study region 619 623.67 0.99 0.92 1.07
Administrative district groups (15 NPP sites)
Brunsbüttel 33 38.16 0.86 0.60 1.21
Brokdorf 58 49.72 1.17 0.89 1.51
Krümmel 40 40.56 0.99 0.70 1.34
Stade 67 57.10 1.17 0.91 1.49
Unterweser 34 34.51 0.99 0.68 1.38
Lingen/Emsland 55 56.11 0.97 0.73 1.26
Grohnde 49 42.14 1.16 0.86 1.54
Würgassen 40 42.16 0.95 0.68 1.29
Grafenrheinfeld 24 21.26 1.13 0.72 1.68
Biblis 51 60.20 0.85 0.63 1.11
Obrigheim 31 33.96 0.91 0.62 1.30
Neckarwestheim 121 120.96 1.00 0.83 1.20
Philippsburg 111 104.95 1.06 0.87 1.27
Isar 31 25.54 1.21 0.82 1.70
Gundremmingen 38 42.00 0.90 0.64 1.24

*1 For the whole study region and for the 15 groups of administrative districts assigned to the individual NPP sites (95% CI corresponds to two-sided test at 5% level)

*2 Leukemias in children under 5 years old

*3 Expected incidence based on known incidence for whole of Germany