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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 6.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2011 Feb 16;24(1):67–77. doi: 10.2478/s13382-011-0007-1

Table 4.

SMRs for male Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant cohort members*, by TCE exposure level

SMR Total cohort Male
white other total
Overall SMR 95% CI
    Deaths
0.76** (0.72–0.79)***
n = 1638
0.77** (0.73–0.81)
n = 1204
0.60** (0.49–0.72)
n = 136
0.76** (0.72–0.79)
n = 1340
TCE Exposure of 0
    Deaths
0.78 (0.57–1.04)
n = 46
0.71 (0.47–1.02)
n = 27
2.41 (0.06–13.44)
n = 1
0.72 (0.49–1.04)
n = 28
TCE Exposure of 0 or 1
    Deaths
0.73** (0.65–0.81)
n = 327
0.74** (0.64–0.85)
n = 176
0.81 (0.40–1.44)
n = 14
0.74** (0.65–0.85)
n = 190
TCE Exposure of 2 or 3
    Deaths
0.76** (0.70–0.82)
n = 584
0.77** (0.72–0.84)
n = 442
0.70** (0.55–0.88)
n = 76
0.76** (0.70–0.83)
n = 518
TCE Exposure of 0, 1, 2, or 3
    Deaths
0.75** (0.70–0.80)
n = 911
0.76** (0.71–0.82)
n = 618
0.71** (0.57–0.88)
n = 90
0.76** (0.70–0.81)
n = 708
TCE Exposure of 4 or 5
    Deaths
0.71** (0.66–0.76)
n = 727
0.74** (0.68–0.79)
n = 586
0.38** (0.25–0.56)
n = 46
0.71** (0.66–0.77)
n = 632

SMR — standardized mortality ratios, TCE — trichloroethylene.

*

Workers with complete exposure information as needed per LTAS requirements.

**

Two-Sided P < 0.01.

***

95% Confidence Interval.