Table 1.
Mortality from diseases caused by alcohol and smoking in selected job groups
| Cause of death (ICD 9 codes) |
MEN |
WOMEN |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seafarers |
Publicans and Bar Staff |
Caterers |
Cooks and Kitchen Porters |
Publicans and Bar Staff |
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| Deaths | PMR (95% CI) | Deaths | PMR (95% CI) | Deaths | PMR (95% CI) | Deaths | PMR (95% CI) | Deaths | PMR (95% CI) | |
| Cancer of oral cavity (141, 143-145) |
53 | 275 (206-360) | 110 | 311 (256-375) | 31 | 148 (100-210) | 43 | 176 (127-236) | 22 | 180 (113-272) |
| Cancer of pharynx (specified) (146-148) |
39 | 267 (190-365) | 67 | 238 (184-302) | 47 | 294 (216-391) | 40 | 197 (140-268) | 16 | 187 (107-304) |
| Cancer of oesophagus (150) |
129 | 100 (84-119) | 273 | 113 (100-127) | 133 | 98 (82-116) | 97 | 70 (57-85) | 91 | 122 (98-150) |
| Cancer of liver (155) |
60 | 155 (118-199) | 125 | 153 (127-182) | 102 | 228 (186-277) | 100 | 263 (214-319) | 25 | 78 (50-115) |
| Cancer of larynx (161) |
61 | 253 (194-325) | 100 | 277 (225-337) | 37 | 169 (119-234) | 30 | 106 (72-151) | 14 | 204 (112-343) |
| Other alcohol-related diseases (303, 305.0, 425.5, 535.3, 571.0- 571.3, E860.0, E860.1) |
215 | 275 (239-314) | 449 | 241 (219-265) | 134 | 112 (94-133) | 208 | 145 (126-166) | 146 | 222 (188-261) |
| Cirrhosis (without mention of alcohol) (571.5) |
58 | 179 (136-232) | 170 | 236 (202-274) | 54 | 129 (97-168) | 58 | 145 (110-188) | 55 | 197 (148-256) |
| Pancreatitis (577.0, 577.1) |
20 | 131 (80-203) | 32 | 102 (70-144) | 27 | 130 (86-190) | 34 | 151 (104-211) | 22 | 161 (101-244) |
| Cancer of the bronchus (162) |
797 | 108 (101-116) | 1399 | 130 (123-137) | 736 | 113 (105-122) | 699 | 90 (83-97) | 727 | 138 (128-148) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (491, 492, 496) |
386 | 114 (103-126) | 575 | 150 (138-163) | 273 | 105 (93-119) | 334 | 103 (92-115) | 392 | 155 (140-171) |