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. 2016 Mar 30;27(2):207–213. doi: 10.1038/jes.2016.18

Table 4. Asbestosis: Underlying cause of death SMRsa in the Libby, Montana Mortality Study 1979–2011.

  All cases
Non-worker cases
  Total (n=694) Males Females Total (n=607) Males Females
Observed 59 45 14 31 17 14
Expectedb 0.58 0.55 0.02 0.58 0.55 0.02
SMR 102.47 81.11 667.13 53.84 30.64 667.13
CIc 78.0–132.19 59.16–108.54 364.42–1119 36.58–76.43 17.84–49.07 364.42–1119
a

SMRs standardized for age. Statistically significant results in bold.

b

Expected values rounded to second decimal point, hand calculations may not yield SMR results to the same level of accuracy that is presented here.

c

95% confidence interval.