Life Table Analysis System

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The newest LTAS.NET version 3.1 for Windows is now available

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• Major Changes in LTAS.NET version 3.0
• Major differences between LTAS.NET and PC-LTAS
• User Manual [PDF 5908 KB, 93 pages]
• Frequently Asked Questions

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Life table analyses originated as a form of survival analysis in which survival times are grouped into intervals. Hazard or incidence rates are calculated for each interval. Intervals might be constructed by age, calendar time, duration of exposure, or level of exposure (for example, ppm). Rates for the cohort under observation might then be compared with external rates for some large (typically unexposed) population to obtain an estimate of the relative survival of the cohort compared with the external population.

The NIOSH Life Table Analysis System was created primarily to analyze cohorts defined by occupational exposures. It therefore requires input of a work history file in addition to a demographic and outcome file. LTAS constructs rates by age, sex, race (usually white/other-race), calendar time, and duration or level of exposure. LTAS then compares the observed rates for the cohort under study with comparison rates from a referent population; rates for several referent populations are supplied with LTAS. Rates are calculated as observed events, typically deaths, divided by person-time at risk in the interval.

The Life Table Analysis System (LTAS) was developed at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) during the 1970s. Originally, LTAS was available only on IBM mainframe computer systems. During the 1990s LTAS was made available in a PC-DOS version called PC-LTAS. The current version of LTAS has been developed for use on the following Windows platforms: 98/2000/NT/XP. This version of LTAS, called LTAS.NET, is more interactive than the previous mainframe or MS-DOS versions and provides greater flexibility for data input, export and analysis.