TABLE 5.
Estimated Excess Deaths Associated with Smoking and Plutonium Exposure (percentage given in parentheses)a
Males | Females | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Observed | 416 | 35 | 451 |
Fitted | 416 | 35 | 451 |
Background | 32.0 (7.7) | 9.8 (28.0) | 41.8 (9.3) |
Excess from | |||
Smoking alone | 302.4 (72.7) | 5.1 (14.6) | 307.5 (68.2) |
Plutonium alone | 27.9 (6.7) | 17.8 (50.9) | 45.7 (10.1) |
Smoking plus plutonium | 53.7 (12.9) | 2.3 (6.6) | 56.0 (12.4) |
Based on generalized additive relative risk model shown in Table 4.