TABLE 5.
Fighter Aviators (Observed) | General US Population (Expected) | SMR (95% CI)∗ | |
Colon and rectum | 168 | 222.1 | 0.76 (0.65–0.88) |
Pancreas | 166 | 157.2 | 1.06 (0.90–1.23) |
Melanoma skin | 88 | 53.5 | 1.64 (1.32–2.03) |
Prostate | 197 | 160.5 | 1.23 (1.06–1.41) |
Testis | 3 | 4.7 | 0.63 (0.13–1.85) |
Urinary bladder | 62 | 68.7 | 0.90 (0.69–1.16) |
Kidney and renal pelvis | 68 | 69.3 | 0.98 (0.76–1.24) |
Brain and nervous system | 92 | 81.7 | 1.13 (0.91–1.38) |
Thyroid | 11 | 6.0 | 1.83 (0.91–3.27) |
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 119 | 90.3 | 1.32 (1.09–1.58) |
CI, confidence interval; SMR, standardized mortality ratio; US, United States.
Standardized for age group and race.