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Cancer mortality study among French cement production workers.
Cancer mortality study among French cement production workers.
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International archives of occupational and environmental health [Int Arch Occup Environ Health] 2011 Feb; Vol. 84 (2), pp. 167-73. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Apr 01. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Purpose: To analyse the mortality and its causes, especially cancer, among French cement production workers.<br />Methods: A cohort of all workers employed at least 1 year in one of the main four cement companies in France was assembled (9,118 workers, 122,124 person-years of follow-up between 1990 and 2005). A common job titles classification was used to analyse occupational risk factors. We conducted a standardized mortality ratio analysis based on age, gender and calendar-period-specific national mortality rates and explored the combined effect of job titles and duration through an internal Cox regression analysis.<br />Results: The number of deaths during the follow-up period was 430 (4.7%). Malignant neoplasm was the cause of 48.1% of deaths. Overall, a deficit in all-causes mortality (standardized mortality ratio (SMR): 0.68, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.61-0.74) and in cancer mortality (SMR: 0.80, CI 0.69-0.92) was observed. Working in the quarry, yard and shipping sectors was associated with a 50% higher all-causes mortality risk in comparison with the administrative sector.<br />Conclusions: This cohort study does not support previous observations that cement workers are at higher risk of cancer mortality than the general population. The length of follow-up should be increased, and specific exposures deserve analysis.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Aged
Cohort Studies
Female
France epidemiology
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms etiology
Occupational Diseases etiology
Regression Analysis
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Young Adult
Construction Materials adverse effects
Neoplasms epidemiology
Neoplasms mortality
Occupational Diseases epidemiology
Occupational Diseases mortality
Occupational Exposure
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1432-1246
- Volume :
- 84
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International archives of occupational and environmental health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20358379
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-010-0530-6