| Autor: |
Kaerlev, Linda, Dahl, Søren, Nielsen, Per Sabro, Olsen, Jørn, Hannerz, Harald, Jensen, Anker, Tüchsen, F. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2008 |
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| Zdroj: |
Kaerlev, L, Dahl, S, Nielsen, P S, Olsen, J, Hannerz, H, Jensen, A & Tüchsen, F 2008, ' HOSPITAL CONTACTS FOR CHRONIC DISEASES AMONG DANISH SEAFARERS AND FISHERMEN : A POPULATION-BASED COHORT STUDY ', 9th International Symposium on Maritime Health, Esbjerg, Denmark, 03/06/2007-06/06/2007 . |
| Popis: |
Introduction: Seafarers' and fishermen's working condition may impact their lifestyle and health. We compared standardized hospital contact ratios (SHCRs) in two time periods and estimated the relative risks of hospital contact as a function of employment time. Methods: Cohorts of all Danish seafarers (officers and non-officers) registered by the Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) 1986-1998 and fishermen retrieved from a pension registry 1964-1998 were linked to the nationwide Occupational Hospitalisation Registry (OHR) and followed up for incident diseases from 1 January1994 and 1 January 1999 using rates specific for age and calendar time for the entire Danish workforce as a reference.Results: The SHCRs for lung and cardiovascular diseases were high for non-officers. Among officers, the SHCR for chronic heart diseases was statistically significantly higher in the 1999 than in the 1994 cohort. For both time periods high SHCR values were found for bronchitis, emphysema, cancer of the lung, alcohol-related liver diseases and diabetes among non-officers, and lung cancer among officers. Among fishermen high SHCRs for bronchitis, emphysema, lung cancer and Raynaud's syndrome were found in both cohorts. No duration-response pattern was observed in any of the analyses, which may reflect a healthy worker selection over time.Conclusions: Danish seafarers, especially non-officers, had an elevated risk of hospitalisation for diseases that may be related to social conditions and lifestyle factors. |
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