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Table 1 Age-standardized rates (ASR) (per 100,000 person-years)a and standardized mortality ratios (SMR) for major categories of death for ages 20+ in Asbest city and Sverdlovsk Region by Gender: 1997–2010

From: Comparison of mortality in Asbest city and the Sverdlovsk region in the Russian Federation: 1997–2010

 

Males

Females

Persons

Cause of death

O Asbest b

ASR Asbest

ASR Sverdlovsk

SMR (95 % CI)

O Asbest b

ASR Asbest

ASR Sverdlovsk

SMR (95 % CI)

O Asbest b

ASR Asbest

ASR Sverdlovsk

SMR (95 % CI)

All-cause mortality

8661

2763.9

2801.7

0.98 (0.96–1.00)

7935

1388.5

1352.4

1.03 (1.00–1.05)

16596

1947.3

1941.6

1.00 (0.99–1.02)c

Infectious and parasitic diseases

220

61.9

68.2

0.90 (0.79–1.03)

65

14.6

14.5

1.04 (0.81–1.33)

285

36.1

38.9

0.93 (0.83–1.05)

Cancer

1503

496.6

416.2

1.18 (1.12–1.24)

1251

229.9

192.5

1.21 (1.14–1.28)

2754

322.3

270.5

1.20 (1.15–1.24)

Diseases of blood and blood forming organs

3

1.0

1.2

0.80 (0.17–2.34)

4

0.8

0.9

0.84 (0.23–2.16)

7

0.8

1.0

0.83 (0.33–1.70)

Endocrine, nutritional, metabolic diseases

34

10.7

7.5

1.41 (0.98–1.97)

74

13.0

9.9

1.38 (1.08–1.73)

108

12.5

9.2

1.39 (1.14–1.68)

Mental and behaviour disorders

16

4.3

8.2

0.51 (0.29–0.83)

8

1.6

2.2

0.75 (0.32–1.47)

24

3.0

5.1

0.58 (0.37–0.87)

Diseases of nervous system

52

15.7

20.1

0.76 (0.57–1.00)

57

10.8

9.3

1.26 (0.95–1.63)

109

13.2

14.0

0.96 (0.79–1.16)c

Diseases of circulatory system

4043

1354.6

1380.5

0.98 (0.95–1.01)

5059

837

862.7

0.97 (0.94–1.00)

9102

1042.2

1067.2

0.98 (0.96–1.00)

Diseases of respiratory system

359

114.3

162.3

0.71 (0.64–0.78)

207

37.6

36.8

1.04 (0.90–1.19)

566

66.9

83.8

0.80 (0.74–0.87)c

Diseases of digestive system

416

129.3

105.3

1.21 (1.10–1.33)

386

74.9

53.3

1.40 (1.28–1.55)

802

96.6

74.7

1.30 (1.21–1.39)c

Diseases of genitourinary system

54

17.7

16.0

1.09 (0.82–1.43)

77

14.6

9.5

1.55 (1.22–1.94)

131

15.5

11.7

1.33 (1.11–1.57)

All external causesd

1764

497.9

527.7

0.94 (0.90–0.99)

541

117.8

124.3

0.94 (0.87–1.03)

2305

290.4

306.4

0.95 (0.91–0.99)

Other causes of deathe

44

14.7

13.1

1.11 (0.80–1.49)

161

27.5

17.4

1.61 (1.37–1.88)

205

23.5

16.2

1.46 (1.27–1.68)c

Ill-defined and unknown causes

153

45.1

75.3

0.60 (0.51–0.71)

45

8.5

18.9

0.47 (0.34–0.63)

198

24.3

42.9

0.57 (0.49–0.65)

  1. aAge-standardized rates for ages 20+ calculated using European standard (5-year age groups 20–69, and 70+)
  2. bNumber of cases observed in Asbest city
  3. cMale and female SMRs statistically significantly different (p < 0.05) based on likelihood ratio test
  4. dFor males and females combined, the largest ASRs for specific external causes were observed for homicides, suicides, other external causes, falls and motor vehicle accidents (traffic and non) in Asbest city and suicides, injury of undetermined intent, other external causes, unintentional poisoning by alcohol and homicides in Sverdlovsk region
  5. eOther includes categories of pregnancy and childbirth, perinatal, congenital anomalies, benign tumours, otitis media and other diseases of mastoid processes, senility, diseases of skin, diseases of musculoskeletal system
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