Sex-specific risks and trends in lung cancer mortality across occupations and economic activities in Switzerland (1990–2014)
Autor: | Nicolas Bovio, David B. Richardson, Irina Guseva Canu |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Lung Neoplasms Skill level Sex Factors Risk Factors Environmental health Epidemiology medicine Humans Longitudinal Studies Occupations Lung cancer Socioeconomic status Cause of death business.industry Mortality rate Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Cancer Middle Aged medicine.disease Sex specific Occupational Diseases Socioeconomic Factors Female business Switzerland |
Zdroj: | Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 77:540-548 |
ISSN: | 1470-7926 1351-0711 |
Popis: | ObjectivesTo assess lung cancer mortality across occupations and economic activities/industries in Switzerland using three statistical estimates.MethodsAll Swiss residents aged 18–65 during the 1990 or 2000 censuses were followed through 2014 to ascertain information on date and cause of death. For every occupation and economic activity/industry, causal mortality ratios (CMR) and standardised mortality ratios (SMR) were computed using national cause-specific mortality rates. We also calculated relative SMR (rSMR) and conducted analyses stratified by socioeconomic variables, job skill level and calendar periods.ResultsThe study sample comprised 5 834 618 participants (111 162 348 person-years). SMR and CMR led to similar results, while rSMR were generally higher. We found 18 occupations in men, 10 occupations in women and 3 industries in each sex with an excess of lung cancer mortality. Among men, rubber and plastic products machine operators, and workers in mining and quarrying, and construction industries were at high risk. Among women, motor vehicle drivers and workers in trade, repair of motor vehicles and of domestic articles and manufacture of goods industries showed the highest risks. In both sexes, hotel and restaurant workers presented an excess of lung cancer mortality.ConclusionMost of the activities and occupations in which we observed excess lung cancer mortality have previously been observed to involve occupational exposure to lung carcinogens. These findings suggest that the number of occupational lung cancer is likely underestimated by the official Swiss statistics. Further research should address this question and the exposure–effect relationships in the most at-risk occupational groups. |
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