Table 2.

Comparison of excess relative risks per dose unit (ERR/Gy) with the 95% confidence interval (95% CI)

Item	Non-cancer disease	Circulatory disease	Respiratory disease	Digestive disease
Atomic bomb survivors (deceased 1966–2003) [53]
Number of deaths	25,618	14,586	4190	2226
ERR/Gy	0.13	0.11	0.23	0.20
95% CI	(0.08–0.18)	(0.05–0.18)	(0.11–0.36)	(0.05–0.38)
Atomic bomb survivors (men exposed at the age of 20 to 60 years) [55]
Number of deaths	4563	2571	911	370
ERR/Gy	0.12	0.16	0.04	− 0.03
95% CI	(0.01–0.24)	(0.02–0.32)	(− 0.17 to 0.30)	(− 0.35 to 0.40)
Nuclear workers (95% men) [60]
Number of deaths	11,255	8412	792	620
ERR/Gy	0.24	0.09	1.16	0.96
95% CI	(− 0.23 to 0.78)	(− 0.43 to 0.70)	(− 0.53 to 3.84)	(< 0 to 4.52)
Nuclear workers (deceased at age < 50 years) [60]
Number of deaths	798	516	27	82
ERR/Gy	9.10	9.36	20.35	5.67
95% CI	(2.02–19.70)	(1.64–21.50)	(< 0 to 273.00)	(< 0 to 75.00)