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Table 5 Lung cancer deaths attributable to asbestos exposure

From: Mortality among workers exposed to asbestos at the shipyard of Genoa, Italy: a 55 years follow-up

 

Lung cancer

   

Pleural Cancer SMR a

Observed

SMR

RRb (95% CI)

Attributable Fraction within exposure stratum

Attributable Deathsc (% of total cases)

< 265

28

119

reference

–

–

266–519

124

150

1.26 (0.83–1.98)

20.7%

25.7 (6.4%)

520–615

132

148

1.24 (0.82–1.94)

19.6%

25.9 (6.5%)

616–821

68

154

1.29 (0.82–2.09)

22.7%

15.4 (3.9%)

822–1703

47

235

1.97 (1.21–3.27)

49.3%

23.2 (5.8%)

Total

399

154

–

–

90.2 (22.6%)

  1. a)trade-specific SMR for pleural cancer used as a surrogate of the level of exposure to asbestos
  2. b)RR = ratio between lung cancer SMR relative to the lowest quintile
  3. c)number of lung cancer deaths attributable to each level of pleural cancer SMR
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