Table 5. Mesothelioma: Underlying cause of death SMRsa 1999–2011b in the Libby, Montana Mortality Study 1979–2011.
All cases |
Non-worker cases |
|||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (n=366) | Males | Females | Total (n=333) | Males | Females | |
Observed | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Expectedc | 1.79 | 1.49 | 0.79 | 2.94 | 2.15 | 0.79 |
SMR | 2.79 | 2.68 | 1.26 | 0.34 | 0.00 | 1.26 |
CId | 0.90–6.52 | 0.72–6.85 | 0.02–7.03 | 0.00–1.89 | – | 0.02–7.03 |
SMRs standardized for age. Statistically significant results in bold.
No mesothelioma cases were analyzed between 1979 and 1998.
Expected values rounded to second decimal point, hand calculations may not yield SMR results to the same level of accuracy that is presented here.
95% confidence interval.