Table 2. Traditional approach for two 10-year observation periods, three years apart.

		1999–2008		1996–2005
Sex	Age	SMR	95% C.I.	SMR	95% C.I.
All	30–69	1.00	0.93–1.08	1.00	0.92–1.08
All	30–49	1.12	1.00–1.24	1.05	0.95–1.21
All	50–69	0.90	0.80–1.00	0.96	0.83–1.05
Male	30–49	1.07	0.95–1.20	1.03	0.92–1.19
Male	50–69	0.87	0.77–0.98	0.95	0.81–1.05
Female	30–49	1.47	1.11–1.90	1.25	0.88–1.71
Female	50–69	1.02	0.80–1.29	0.98	0.76–1.31

SMR = Standardized Mortality Ratio, C.I. = SMR Confidence Interval.

All values normalized by the SMR for the entire study sample (both sexes, ages 30–69).