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

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
a

SMRs standardized for age. Statistically significant results in bold.

b

No mesothelioma cases were analyzed between 1979 and 1998.

c

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

d

95% confidence interval.