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ID (ISN) del documento111254
Número CIS 10-0795
ISSN - Título de la serie 1077-3525 - International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
Año 2008
Número de serie
Autor(es) Pinheiro G.A., Antao V.C., Wood J.M., Wassell J.T.
Título Occupational risks for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis mortality in the United States
Información bibliográfica 2nd quarter 2008, Vol. 14, No.2, p.117-123. Illus. 31 ref.
Resumen The objective of this study was to identify risk factors for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). It involved analyzing mortality data for "other interstitial pulmonary diseases with fibrosis," deriving age-adjusted mortality rates for 1999-2003, and assessing occupational risks for 1999, by calculating proportionate mortality ratios (PMRs) and mortality odds ratios (MORs) using a matched case-control approach. A total of 84,010 IPF deaths were identified, with an age-adjusted mortality rate of 75.7 deaths/million. Mortality rates were highest among males, whites, and those aged 85 and older. Three industry categories with potential occupational exposures recognized as risk factors for IPF were identified: "Wood buildings and mobile homes" (PMR 4.5, MOR 5.3), "Metal mining" (PMR 2.4, MOR 2.2) and "Fabricated structural metal products" (PMR 1.9, MOR 1.7). Workers in these industry categories may benefit from toxicological studies and improved surveillance for this disease.
Descriptores (primarios) Estados Unidos; mortalidad; relación entre la profesión y la enfermedad; fibrosis pulmonar; factores de riesgo
Descriptores (secundarios) estudio del caso y testigo; valoración estadística; minas de metal; industria maderera; transformación de metales; construcciones y obras publicas; tasas de frecuencia
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
Tema(s) Patología profesional
Broad subject area(s) Medicina del trabajo, epidemiología
Navegación por categoria(s) Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)