Table 6

 Age standardised leukaemia (ICD 7 204.0, 205.0, 205.1) incidence per 100000 person years (105 py) in ages 5–59 years, directly standardised incidence rate ratios (SIRR), and standardised incidence rate differences per 100000 person years (SIRD) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). European population restricted to ages 5–59 years is used as the standard

Exposure kBq Cs-137/m21986-19871988–19961988–1996 minus 1986–1987
Cases (n)Incidence per 105 pySIRR (95% CI)Cases (n)Incidence per 105 pySIRR (95% CI)SIRD per 105 py (95% CI)
<3142.071.00 (reference for all SIRR)782.631.27 (0.71 to 2.25)0.56 (0.12 to 1.00)
3–29202.141.03 (0.52 to 2.05)1192.861.38 (0.79 to 2.41)0.72 (0.31 to 1.13)
30–3910.660.32 (0.41 to 2.43)182.461.19 (0.58 to 2.40)1.80 (0.25 to 3.49)
40–12051.680.81 (0.29 to 2.26)352.641.27 (0.68 to 2.38)0.96 (0.57 to 1.34)
Total40250