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3. The effect of occupational exposure to welding fumes on trachea, bronchus, and lung cancer: A supplementary analysis of regular occupational exposure and of occasional occupational exposure based on the systematic review and meta-analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint estimates of the work-related burden of disease and Injury

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Momen, Natalie C., Baker, Marissa G., Driscoll, Tim, Li, Jian, Martínez-Silveira, Martha S., Turner, Michelle C., Viegas, Susana, Villeneuve, Paul J., and Pega, Frank

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2025
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44. Associations of Working From Home Frequency With Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Japanese White-Collar Workers: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Meiji Yasuda LifeStyle Study.

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Kitano, Naruki, Fujii, Yuya, Wada, Aya, Kawakami, Ryoko, Yoshiba, Kaori, Yamaguchi, Daisuke, Kai, Yuko, and Arao, Takashi

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DIETARY patterns, TELECOMMUTING, WHITE collar workers, SEDENTARY behavior, COVID-19
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Background: The association of working from home (WFH) with physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) has been explored; however, this association during periods without stringent measures to combat coronavirus disease 2019 is undercharacterized. Particularly, few studies have evaluated the potential effect modification on its associations. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the associations of WFH frequency with accelerometer-measured PA and SB, along with its effect modifiers, among Japanese white-collar workers during the later pandemic period. Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 1133 white-collar workers residing in the Tokyo metropolitan area was conducted between April 2022 and March 2023. WFH frequency was evaluated through a self-report questionnaire, while SB and PA during weekdays were measured using a triaxial accelerometer. Linear regression models adjusting for potential confounders were used to examine the association of WFH frequency with PA and SB. Results: Regardless of activity intensity, individuals who worked at home, even for 1 to 2 days per week, demonstrated lower levels of PA and higher levels of SB as compared with those who did not (P <.05). For example, difference between never and ≥5 days per week WFH was approximately 70 minutes/day for total PA and about 4000 steps/day for step counts. Associations between WFH and decreased PA were more pronounced in workers who were older, female, less educated, in sales and service work, nonregular staff, and precontemplating changes in exercise and eating habits. Conclusions: We report that WFH was associated with decreased PA and increased SB in Japanese white-collar workers with pronounced associated in several subgroups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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49. Impact of increasing workforce racial diversity on black-white disparities in cardiovascular disease mortality.

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Colbeth, Hilary, Riddell, Corinne, Thomas, Marilyn, Mujahid, Mahasin, and Eisen, Ellen

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CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, COHORT STUDIES, EPIDEMIOLOGY, Health inequalities, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, Humans, Cardiovascular Diseases, Male, Retrospective Studies, Female, White People, Middle Aged, Black or African American, Michigan, Adult, Health Status Disparities, Cultural Diversity, Racism, White
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BACKGROUND: Structural racisms influence on workforce policies and practices presents possible upstream targets for assessing and reducing racial health disparities. This study is the first to examine workforce racial diversity in association with racial disparities in cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study of 39 693 hourly autoworkers from three Michigan automobile plants, includes 75 years of follow-up (1941-2015). Workforce racial diversity (per cent black autoworkers) was a plant and year level variable. Annual exposure was cumulated over each individuals working life and divided by time since hire. This time-varying measure was categorised into low, moderate and high. We estimated age-standardised rates of CVD and Cox proportional HRs by race. RESULTS: CVD mortality per 100 000 person-years decreased among autoworkers over the study period; however, black workers rates remained higher than white workers. Among black workers, we observed a strong protective association between greater workforce racial diversity and CVD mortality. For example, at the Detroit plant, the HR for moderate exposure to racial diversity was 0.94 (0.83, 1.08) and dropped to 0.78 (0.67, 0.90) at the highest level. Among white workers, results were mixed by plant, with protective effects in plants where less than 20% of workers were black and null results where black workers became the majority. CONCLUSION: Our findings provide evidence that workplace racial diversity may reduce CVD mortality risk among black workers. Workplace practices encouraging diverse hiring and retention have potential to improve all workers health; particularly the socially racialised groups in that workforce.

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2024

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