Table II.
Distribution of mortality in white male police officers from malignant neoplasms by site, 1950-2005.
| Underlying cause of death (8th ICD revision) | Observed Deaths |
Expected Deaths |
SMR | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All malignant neoplasms (140-209) | 385 | 290.84 | 1.32 | 1.19-1.46* |
| Buccal cavity & pharynx (140-149) | 12 | 7.04 | 1.70 | 0.88-2.98 |
| Digestive organs & peritoneum (150-159) | 125 | 76.55 | 1.63 | 1.36-1.95* |
| Esophagus (150) | 15 | 7.70 | 1.95 | 1.09-3.21* |
| Stomach (151) | 19 | 11.84 | 1.60 | 0.97-2.51 |
| Colon (153) | 48 | 26.13 | 1.84 | 1.35-2.44* |
| Rectum (154) | 10 | 6.85 | 1.46 | 0.70-2.69 |
| Liver (155) | 9 | 6.28 | 1.43 | 0.65-2.72 |
| Pancreas (157) | 22 | 15.04 | 1.46 | 0.92-2.22 |
| Respiratory system (160-163) | 123 | 100.02 | 1.23 | 1.02-1.47* |
| Prostate (185) | 31 | 26.33 | 1.18 | 0.80-1.67 |
| Bladder (188) | 11 | 8.90 | 1.24 | 0.62-2.21 |
| Kidney (189) | 12 | 7.28 | 1.65 | 0.85-2.88 |
| Brain & other CNS (191-192) | 10 | 7.17 | 1.39 | 0.67-2.57 |
| Thyroid (193) | 2 | 0.55 | 3.64 | 0.41-13.14 |
| Lymphatic & hematopoietic (200-209) | 38 | 28.05 | 1.35 | 0.96-1.86 |
| Hodgkin’s disease (201) | 6 | 1.75 | 3.43 | 1.25-7.46* |
| Leukemia (204-207) | 20 | 11.23 | 1.78 | 1.09-2.75* |
ICD: International Classification of Diseases CNS: Central Nervous System SMR: Standardized Mortality Ratio 95% CI: 95% Confidence Interval
*
Statistical significance at p <0.05