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. 2014 Apr;20(2):95–114. doi: 10.1179/2049396713Y.0000000050

Table 2. A summary of risk estimates for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in semiconductor industry.

Population Measure Attributes Risk estimates (95% CI) Source
Mortality
    US IBM SMR Total 99 (82–119) Beall et al.50
Employed for 5+ years 125 (98–158)
Employed for 10+ years 122 (88–165)
PMR Males 150 (137–166) Clapp53
Females 140 (111–176)
PCMR Males 136 (123–149)
Males, manufacturing 126 (98–163)
Females 122 (97–154)
Females, manufacturing 144 (86–240)
    US SIA SMR Total 69 (48–97) Boice et al.52
Non-fab workers 61 (37–95)
Fabrication workers 86 (47–144)
    Korea SMR Males 133 (43–309) Lee et al.15
Females 250 (8–640)
Incidence
    US IBM SIR East Fishkill, total 94 (74–118) Bender et al.51
East Fishkill, employed for 5+ years 98 (69–136)
East Fishkill, unexposed 80 (43–137)
East Fishkill, exposed 100 (76–128)
East Fishkill, exposed for 5+ years 109 (72–157)
San Jose, total 91 (69–117)
San Jose, employed for 5+ years 110 (76–154)
San Jose, unexposed 116 (77–168)
San Jose, exposed 74 (50–106)
San Jose, exposed for 5+ years 84 (46–141)
    Korea SIR Males 93 (45–171) Lee et al.15
Females 231 (123–395)

SMR: standardized mortality ratio; SIR: standardized incidence ratio; PMR: proportionate mortality ratio; PCMR: proportionate cancer mortality ratio; CI: confidence interval.