Mortality among Coast Guard Shipyard workers: A retrospective cohort study of specific exposures
| Autor: | Dara Lee, Aaron Blair, Jennifer A. Rusiecki, Debra T. Silverman, Patricia A. Stewart, Melannie Alexander, Srmena Krstev |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male Mesothelioma medicine.medical_specialty Lung Neoplasms Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Toxicology medicine.disease_cause Asbestos Cohort Studies Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Occupational Exposure Environmental health Epidemiology medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Lung cancer Ships Retrospective Studies General Environmental Science business.industry Construction Industry Mesothelioma Malignant Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Cancer Retrospective cohort study Middle Aged respiratory system medicine.disease 030210 environmental & occupational health Respiratory Tract Neoplasms respiratory tract diseases Occupational Diseases Baltimore Cohort Environmental Pollutants Female business Cohort study |
| DOI: | 10.6084/m9.figshare.4624873 |
| Popis: | In a previous analysis of a cohort of shipyard workers, we found excess mortality from all causes, lung cancer, and mesothelioma for longer work durations and in specific occupations. Here, we expand the previous analyses by evaluating mortality associated with five chemical exposures: asbestos, solvents, lead, oils/greases, and wood dust. Data were gathered retrospectively for 4,702 workers employed at the Coast Guard Shipyard, Baltimore, MD (1950–1964). The cohort was traced through 2001 for vital status. Associations between mortality and these five exposures were calculated via standardized mortality ratios (SMRs). We found all five substances to be independently associated with mortality from mesothelioma, cancer of the respiratory system, and lung cancer. Findings from efforts to evaluate solvents, lead, oils/greases, and wood dust in isolation of asbestos suggested that the excesses from these other exposures may be due to residual confounding from asbestos exposure. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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