Table 3.
Observed deaths and standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) for minor cause of death categories among Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) rescue/recovery workers compared with US population rates 1.
| Cause (NIOSH Major, Minor Category) 2 | Observed | SMR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
| HIV-related (01, 03) | ≤5 | 0.10 (0.01–0.37) ** |
| MN esophagus (03, 08) | 13 | 0.69 (0.36–1.17) |
| MN pancreas (03, 13) | 20 | 0.71 (0.43–1.09) |
| MN trachea, bronchus, lung (04, 16) | 34 | 0.29 (0.20–0.40) ** |
| MN melanoma (09, 29) | 7 | 0.72 (0.29–1.48) |
| MN mesothelioma (09, 31) | ≤5 | 1.95 (0.52–5.00) |
| MN brain and other nervous (09, 33) | 12 | 0.73 (0.38–1.28) |
| MN eye (09, 34) | 0 | 0.00 (0.00–14.26) |
| Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (10, 38) | 18 | 1.24 (0.73–1.95) |
| Multiple myeloma (39) | ≤5 | 0.68 (0.22–1.59) |
| BN eye, brain, other nervous (11, 41) | 0 | 0.00 (0.00–9.30) |
| Alcoholism (14, 49) | 6 | 0.36 (0.13–0.78) ** |
| Other nervous system diseases (15, 52) | 9 | 0.21 (0.10–0.40) ** |
| Rheumatic heart disease (16, 53) | ≤5 | 0.82 (0.01–4.56) |
| Hypertension w/heart disease (16, 54) | 7 | 0.23 (0.09–0.48) ** |
| Ischemic heart disease (16, 55) | 85 | 0.33 (0.27–0.41) ** |
| Cerebrovascular disease (17, 60) | 10 | 0.20 (0.09–0.36) ** |
| Hypertension w/o heart disease (17, 61) | ≤5 | 0.33 (0.09–0.84) * |
| Diseases of the arteries, veins, lymph nodes (17, 62) | 9 | 0.33 (0.15–0.63) ** |
| Pneumonia (18, 65) | ≤5 | 0.26 (0.08–0.60) ** |
| COPD (18, 66) | 12 | 0.20 (0.10–0.35) ** |
| Hernia and intestinal obstruction (19, 73) | 0 | 0.00 (0.00–1.38) |
| Chronic and unspecified renal failure (22, 82) | ≤5 | 0.06 (0.00–0.32) ** |
| Motor vehicle-driver (24, 92) | 6 | 0.37 (0.14–0.81) ** |
| Motor vehicle—pedestrian (24, 94) | ≤5 | 0.29 (0.03–1.07) |
| Fire in building (26, 109) | 9 | 3.72 (1.70–7.06) ** |
| Accidental poisoning (26, 112) | 24 | 0.42 (0.27–0.62) ** |
| Suicide (27, 116) 3 | 23 | 0.34 (0.22–0.51) ** |
| Assault and homicide (27, 117) | ≤5 | 0.16 (0.03–0.46) ** |
* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01. Abbreviations: Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 95% confidence interval (CI), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), malignant neoplasm (MN), benign and unspecified neoplasms (BN), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). 1 US population mortality rates from 1960–2019 were used as the reference. 2 Causes of death are from the NIOSH major and minor cause of death categories and are listed with the associated NIOSH numbers in parentheses. NIOSH categories based on International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision codes [24]. 3 LTAS category “Intentional self-harm”.