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Table 3 Standardized Mortality Ratios in Genesee County, Michigan, 1979–1997.

From: Arsenic in drinking water and cerebrovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, and kidney disease in Michigan: a standardized mortality ratio analysis

Cause of Death

ICD-9

Males

Females

  

Obs

SMR

99% CI

Obs

SMR

99% CI

Cancers

Colon and rectum

153–154

814

1.04

0.95–1.14

800

1.02

0.93–1.11

Liver and biliary Passages

155–156

150

0.84

0.67–1.03

171

1.00

0.82–1.22

Trachea, bronchus and lung

162

2,763

1.10*

1.04–1.15

1,526

1.13*

1.06–1.21

Skin melanoma

172

85

1.07

0.80–1.41

48

0.90

0.60–1.30

Other skin cancer

173

43

1.61*

1.05–2.36

11

0.76

0.30–1.58

Female reproductive organs

179–184

   

804

1.15*

1.05–1.26

Prostate

185

787

0.98

0.90–1.08

   

Bladder

188

209

1.05

0.87–1.25

101

0.99

0.75–1.27

Kidney and other urinary organs

189

182

1.04

0.85–1.26

119

1.04

0.81–1.31

Circulatory diseases

All diseases of the circulatory system

390–459

15,033

1.14*

1.12–1.17

15,863

1.16*

1.14–1.19

Essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease

401, 403

139

1.31*

1.04–1.63

160

1.04

0.84–1.27

Hypertensive heart disease and hypertensive heart and renal disease

402, 404

311

1.07

0.92–1.24

427

1.12

0.99–1.27

Ischemic heart Diseases

410–414

7,981

1.05*

1.02–1.08

7,589

1.05*

1.02–1.08

Cerebrovascular diseases

430–438

1,893

1.15*

1.08–1.22

2,815

1.14*

1.09–1.20

Diseases of arteries arterioles and capillaries (DAAC)

440–448

669

1.02

0.92–1.12

760

1.04

0.95–1.14

Atherosclerosis

440

300

1.09

0.93–1.26

510

1.14*

1.01–1.27

Aortic aneurysm

441

257

0.89

0.76–1.05

115

0.75*

0.58–0.95

Respiratory diseases

All diseases of the respiratory system

460–519

2,522

1.08*

1.03–1.14

2,235

1.11*

1.05–1.17

Emphysema

492

373

1.09

0.95–1.25

250

1.18

1.00–1.39

Chronic airways Obstruction

496

985

1.23*

1.14–1.34

725

1.27*

1.16–1.40

Other diseases

Diabetes mellitus

250

737

1.30*

1.18–1.43

979

1.28*

1.17–1.38

Chronic liver diseases and cirrhosis

571

343

0.58*

0.50–0.66

268

0.89

0.75–1.03

Kidney diseases

580–589

335

1.21*

1.04–1.39

418

1.40*

1.23–1.58

  1. ICD-9 = International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision; Obs = Number of observed deaths; CI = confidence interval; *p < 0.01.
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