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Table 6 Rate Ratio (RR) of mortality from all causes, all neoplasms and lung cancer by residential categories using commuters as a reference

From: Gravity models to classify commuting vs. resident workers. An application to the analysis of residential risk in a contaminated area

Cause of death (IX ICDa)

Category of residence

RRb

90% CI

All causes (001-999)

Commuters

1.0

-

 

Moved to Gela

0.9

0.73-1.11

 

Residents in Gela

0.88

0.75-1.03

All neoplasms (140-208)

Commuters

1.0

-

 

Moved to Gela

0.94

0.64-1.37

 

Residents in Gela

1.09

0.82-1.44

Lung cancer (162)

Commuters

1.0

-

 

Moved to Gela

1.71

0.92-3.17

 

Residents in Gela

1.7

1.03-2.81

  1. a International Classification of Disease IX revision codes
  2. b RR adjusted for age and calendar period
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International Journal of Health Geographics

ISSN: 1476-072X