HRs (95% CI) for death due to all causes and cancer causes in asbestos workers and controls
| All causes (n=335) | All cancers (n=129) | Lung cancer (n=62) | GI cancer* (n=47) | NMRD† (n=92) | |
| Model 1‡ | |||||
| Asbestos exposure | 2.05 (1.56 to 2.68) | 1.89 (1.25 to 2.87) | 3.31 (1.60 to 6.87) | 1.14 (0.61 to 2.14) | 3.23 (1.68 to 6.22) |
| Smoking | 1.01 (0.79 to 1.30) | 1.18 (0.79 to 1.78) | 2.78 (1.26 to 6.15) | 0.85 (0.46 to 1.58) | 1.25 (0.75 to 2.08) |
| Age at entry | 1.09 (1.07 to 1.10) | 1.07 (1.05 to 1.09) | 1.07 (1.05 to 1.10) | 1.06 (1.03 to 1.10) | 1.13 (1.11 to 1.16) |
| Model 2§ | |||||
| Low level | 1.79 (1.33 to 2.42) | 1.57 (0.98 to 2.52) | 1.94 (0.84 to 4.46) | 1.39 (0.70 to 2.76) | 2.55 (1.27 to 5.13) |
| Medium level | 1.93 (1.32 to 2.82) | 1.61 (0.87 to 2.98) | 3.49 (1.41 to 8.67) | 0.83 (0.28 to 2.49) | 3.50 (1.56 to 7.84) |
| High level | 2.72 (1.98 to 3.75) | 2.83 (1.73 to 4.62) | 6.01 (2.74 to 13.19) | 0.87 (0.33 to 2.29) | 4.76 (2.31 to 9.77) |
| p for trend¶ | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.677 | <0.001 |
| Smoking | 0.98 (0.76 to 1.25) | 1.13 (0.75 to 1.71) | 2.54 (1.14 to 5.63) | 0.87 (0.47 to 1.61) | 1.13 (0.67 to 1.91) |
| Age at entry | 1.09 (1.07 to 1.10) | 1.07 (1.05 to 1.09) | 1.07 (1.04 to 1.10) | 1.06 (1.03 to 1.09) | 1.13 (1.11 to 1.16) |
* Gastrointestinal cancers.
† Non-malignant respiratory diseases.
‡ Control workers served as reference group.
§ Asbestos workers at each exposure level were compared with the control workers.
¶ Trend test for the three exposure categories.