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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 28.
Published in final edited form as: Occup Environ Med. 2019 Jun 5;76(8):511–518. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2018-105562

Table 2.

Non-malignant causes of death among Příbram uranium miners*

Major groups and select ICD-9 subgroups Obs Exp SMR 95%CI
(011 - 012) Respiratory Tuberculosis 14 6.7 2.08 (0.99- 3.18)
(250) Diabetes mellitus 34 45.3 0.75 (0.50- 1.00)
(280 - 289) Diseases of the Blood & Blood Forming Organs 5 3.9 1.29 (0.15- 2.42)
(290 - 319) Mental, Psychoneurotic, & Personality Disorders 20 10.6 1.88 (1.05- 2.71)
  (303) Alcohol Dependence Syndrome 7 9.1 0.77 (0.20- 1.34)
(320 - 389) Disorders of The Nervous System & Sense Organs 19 26.5 0.72 (0.39- 1.04)
(390 - 459) Diseases of the Heart and Other Diseases of the Circulatory System 1536 1647.6 0.93 (0.89- 0.98)
  (410) Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 230 613.0 0.38 (0.33- 0.42)
  (410 - 414) Ischemic Heart Disease (Including AMI) 737 933.0 0.79 (0.73- 0.85)
  (430 - 438) Cerebrovascular Disease 148 424.2 0.35 (0.29- 0.41)
  (440) Atherosclerosis 403 103.8 3.88 (3.50- 4.26)
(440 - 448) Diseases of the arteries, arterioles, capillaries, and allied conditions (Including atherosclerosis) 419 121.3 3.46 (3.12- 3.79)
(460 - 519) Diseases of the Respiratory System 166 187.6 0.89 (0.75- 1.02)
  (480 - 487) Pneumonia and Influenza 37 51.6 0.72 (0.48- 0.95)
  (490 - 496) Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 96 114.1 0.84 (0.67- 1.01)
  (500 - 505) Pneumoconiosis Including Silicosis, and Asbestosis 22 11.5 1.92 (1.11- 2.72)
(520 - 579) Diseases of the Digestive System 167 177.0 0.94 (0.80- 1.09)
  (530 - 537) Diseases of the Stomach & Duodenum 17 26.0 0.65 (0.34- 0.97)
  (571) Cirrhosis & Other Chronic Liver Disease 89 95.1 0.94 (0.74- 1.13)
  (577) Diseases of the Pancreas 20 14.8 1.35 (0.76- 1.94)
(580 - 629) Diseases of the Genitourinary System 55 75.4 0.73 (0.54- 0.92)
  (580 - 589) Nephritis, Nephrotic syndrome, and Nephrosis 26 27.8 0.94 (0.58- 1.30)
  (590) Infections of Kidney 21 25.3 0.83 (0.47- 1.19)
  (591 - 608) Diseases of Urinary System and Male Genital Organs 8 22.3 0.36 (0.15- 0.7)
(800 - 999) Injury and Poisoning 101 277.5 0.36 (0.29- 0.44)
(E800 - E949) Transportation Injuries, Falls and Accidents 95 163.8 0.58 (0.46- 0.70)
(E950 - E959) Suicide and Self-Inflicted Injury 86 97.2 0.89 (0.70- 1.07)
(E960 - E969) Assault 4 3.3 1.20 (0.02- 2.38)
(001 -139) Other Causes 19 15.3 1.25 (0.68- 1.81)
(001-E999) All-Cause mortality** 4211 3419.0 1.23 (1.20- 1.27)
*

Causes of death of a priori interest, or with more than 3 observed deaths

**

Included in all-cause mortality are 437 miners with missing cause of death codes, and 12 with undetermined external causes of injury (ICD-9 E970- E999). 1 death with undetermined date of death was excluded.

Obs = Observed, Exp = Expected, SMR = Standardized Mortality Ratio, CI = Confidence Interval