Table 3 Exposure-age-concentration model: comparison of BEIR VI parameters (BEIR, 1999) with parameters estimated from the WISMUT cohort
From: Lung cancer risk among German male uranium miners: a cohort study, 1946–1998
BEIR VI | Wismut cohort | |
|---|---|---|
ERR/WLM (%) | 0.83 | 0.25 (0.13–0.36) |
Time since exposure (years) | ||
5–14 | 1.0 | 0.66 (0.44–0.89) |
15–24 | 0.78 | 1.0 |
25+ | 0.51 | 0.50 (0.40–0.60) |
Attained age (years) | ||
<55 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
55–64 | 0.57 | 0.80 (0.64–1.0) |
65–74 | 0.29 | 0.66 (0.50–0.88) |
75+ | 0.09 | 0.49 (0.30–0.83) |
Exposure rate or concentration (WL) | ||
<0.5 | 9.09 | 8.19 (4.36–15.4) |
0.5–1.0 | 4.45 | 4.27 (2.28–8.0) |
1.0–3.0 | 3.36 | 2.97 (1.93–4.57) |
3.0–5.0 | 2.91 | 2.52 (1.66–3.83) |
5.0–15.0 | 1.55 | 2.08 (1.39–3.13) |
15.0+ | 1.0 | 1.0 |
