Table 2 SIR and SMR for Rhodes study area compared with New South Wales and compared with Ryde and Concord SLAs for all cancers.
From: Effect of a chemical manufacturing plant on community cancer rates
Time Frame | Number of cases/ deaths | Comparison Area | Case SIR (Indirectly Standardised) | 95% Confidence Interval | Death SMR (Indirectly Standardised) | 95% Confidence Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 years | 1106/524 | New South Wales | 87.6# | (82.5, 92. 9) | 88.7# | (81.3, 96.7) |
30 years | 1106/524 | Concord and Ryde SLAs | 90.5# | (85.2, 96.0) | 92.9 | (85.1, 101.2) |
25 years | 922/530 | New South Wales | 91.2# | (85.4, 97.2) | 93.5 | (85.2, 102.3) |