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Table 4 Cause-Specific Proportional Mortality Ratios (PMRs) for Females

From: Mortality among US employees of a large computer manufacturing company: 1969–2001

Cause Of Death

Observed

Expected

PMR

95% CI

All Causes of Death

4,669

4,669.00

100.0

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   All Malignant Neoplasms

1,667

1,454.39

114.6†

110.3

119.1

Cancer of Pancreas

71

66.29

107.1

85.0

134.9

Cancer of Breast

418

306.15

136.5†

124.6

149.6

Cancer of Kidney

31

22.91

135.3

95.4

192.0

Cancer of Central Nervous System

51

38.53

132.4†

100.8

173.8

Malignant Melanoma of Skin

26

19.61

132.6

90.5

194.3

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

70

50.16

139.5†

110.7

176.0

   All Heart Disease

998

1,229.92

81.1†

77.1

85.5

   Non-malignant Respiratory Disease

279

348.41

80.1†

71.6

89.6

   All External Causes of Death

288

341.75

84.3†

76.2

93.2

  1. Female Corporate Mortality File deaths compared to female U.S. deaths due to all causes, 1969–2001.
  2. † = p < 0.05