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Table III. Observed and expected number of deaths, standardized mortality ratio (SMR) and 95% confidence limits
for 1,268 farmers born after 1924 and before 1934, through 1977-1985.
Causes of death Expected 95% confidence limits
Observed
(ICD, 7th revision) deaths deaths SMR lower Upper
All causes (001-E985) 36 76.65 0.47*** 0.33 0.65
Malignant neoplasms (140-205) 14 17.31 0.81 0.44 1.36
- of stomach (151) 3 2.56 1.17 0.24 3.42
- of large intestine (152, 153) - 1.24 - - -
- of rectum (154) 1 0.41 2.44 0.06 13.59
- of pancreas (157) 1 1.66 0.60 0.02 3.36
- of trachea, bronchus and lung (162, 163) 2 4.20 0.48 0.06 1.72
- of prostate (177) - 0.30 - - -
- of kidney (180) 2 0.72 2.78 0.34 10.03
- of bladder and othee urinary organs (181) - 1.75 - -
- of skin (190, 191) 2 0.67 2.99 0.36 10.78
- of brain and other parts of nervous system (193) 2 1.17 1.71 0.21 6.17
Hodgkin’s disease (201) - 0.22 - - -
Leukemia and aleukemia (204) Other neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoetic tissue 1 0.58 1.72 0.04 9.61
(202, 203, 205) - 0.33 - -
Other neoplasmas [150, 155, 194, 197] - 1.50 - - -
Cerebrovascular diseases (330, 334) 3 2.59 1.16 0.24 3.39
Ischemisc heart disease (420) 11 31.16 0.35*** 0.18 0.63
Respiratory disease (470-527) 1 2.45 0.41 0.01 2.27
Farmer’s lung (524) - 0.00 - - -
Emphysema (527) - 0.29 - - -
Other respiratory diseases [480, 490, 491, 493, 502, 525] 1 2.16 0.46 0.01 2.58
Accidents, poisonings and violence (E800-E985) 5 11.60 0.43 0.14 1.01
All other causes [241, 292, 296, 299, 350, 356, 421, 433, 434,
443, 446, 451, 465, 572, 607, 757, 795] 2 11.25 0.18*** 0.02 0.64
***) p<0.001, two-tailed.
Table IV. Observed and expected number of deaths, standardized mortality ratio (SMR) and 95% confidence limits
for 1,022 farmers born after 1934 and before 1945, through 1977-1985.
Causes of death Expected 95% confidence limits
Observed
(ICD, 7th revision) deaths deaths SMR lower Upper
All causes (001-E985) n 24.67 0.45*** 0.22 0.80
Malignant neoplasms (140-205) 5 4.80 y1.04 0.34 2.43
- of trachea, bronchus and lung (162, 163) 1 1.37 0.73 0.02 4.07
- of skin (190, 191) 2 0.31 6.45 0.78 23.30
- of brain and other parts of nervous system (193) Other neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoetic tissue 1 0.67 1.49 0.04 8.32
(202, 203, 205) 1 0.16 6.25 0.16 34.82
Ischemisc heart disease (420) 2 6.36 0.31 0.04 1.14
Accidents, poisonings and violence (E800-E985) 3 7.45 0.40 0.08 1.18
All other causes [260] 1 4.49 0.22 0.01 1.24
***) p<0.001, two-tailed.
Table V. Observed and expected number of deaths, standardized mortality ratio (SMR) and 95% confidence limits
for 1,713 farmers born after 1944, through 1977-1985.
95 % confidence limits
Causes of dcath (ICD, 7th revision) Observed deaths Expected deaths SMR lower Upper
All causes (001-E985) .... 10 14.77 0.68 0.32 1.25
Malignant neoplasms (140-205) .... í 1.66 0.60 0.02 3.36
Accidents, poisonings and violence (E800-E985) .... 8 10.22 0.78 0.34 1.54
All other causes [795] .... 1 1.31 0.76 0.02 4.25