Table 2.
Observed deaths from peritoneal, pleural and lung cancer, and corresponding standardized mortality ratios, according to time since last employment in a cohort of asbestos workers. Italy, 1946–2013
| Years since last employment | Peritoneal cancer | Lung cancer | Pleural cancer | Person‐years | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obs | SMR (95% CI) | Obs | SMR (95% CI) | Obs | SMR (95% CI) | ||
| <3a | 1 | 8.40 (0.21–46.8) | 7 | 1.85 (0.74–3.81) | 1 | 14.9 (0.38–83.2) | 15559 |
| 3–14 | 4 | 14.1 (3.83–36.0) | 34 | 3.35 (2.32–4.68) | 6 | 21.2 (7.78–46.2) | 21517 |
| 15–24 | 17 | 50.1 (29.2–80.3) | 41 | 3.67 (2.63–4.98) | 14 | 33.7 (18.4–56.5) | 15253 |
| 25–34 | 9 | 23.9 (10.9–45.4) | 35 | 3.29 (2.29–4.58) | 23 | 50.5 (32.0–75.9) | 11710 |
| ≥35 | 17 | 32.3 (18.8–51.8) | 26 | 2.08 (1.36–3.05) | 16 | 28.8 (16.4–46.7) | 10088 |
Obs, observed deaths; SMR, standardized mortality ratio; CI, confidence interval.
a
Including current employment.