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. 2022 Sep 15;12:935687. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.935687

Table 4.

Lung cancer incidence rates in Finland from 1955 to 2019 in radon-exposed municipalities with their corresponding hospital districts.

Hospital districts University hospitals IRR 95% CI
Reference (low) Others 1.00 Reference
Lapland hospital district Oulu University Hospital district 1.18 1.14-1.23
North Karelia hospital district Kuopio University Hospital district 1.17 1.13-1.22
Northern Ostrobothnia Oulu University Hospital district 1.13 1.08-1.17

Low-risk hospital districts (reference): Central Finland hospital district, Kanta-Häme hospital district, Kymenlaakso hospital district, Northern Savo hospital district, Päijät-Häme hospital district, Satakunta hospital district, South Karelia hospital district, Southern Savo hospital district, The Tampere region hospital district, Uusimaa not including the Helsinki hospital region.

High-risk hospital districts: Lapland hospital district, North Karelia hospital district, and Northern Ostrobothnia hospital district.