A case-control study of airways obstruction among construction workers [electronic resource] : Airways Obstruction Among Construction Workers

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 545 Quantitative analysis
• Thông tin xuất bản: Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2015
• Mô tả vật lý: Size: p. 1083-1097 : , digital, PDF file.
• Bộ sưu tập: Metadata
• ID: 261106
• Chủ đề: 1. 60 applied life sciences; 2. Attributable risk; 3. Construction workers; 4. Copd; 5. Dusts; 6. Fumes; 7. Gasses; 8. Occupational risks; 9. Smoking; 10. Vapors

Tóm tắt

Background: While smoking is the major cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), occupational exposures to vapors, gases, dusts, and fumes (VGDF) increase COPD risk. This case-control study estimated the risk of COPD attributable to occupational exposures among construction workers. Methods: The study population included 834 cases and 1243 controls participating in a national medical screening program for older construction workers between 1997 and 2013. Qualitative exposure indices were developed based on lifetime work and exposure histories. Results: Approximately 18% (95%CI=2?24%) of COPD risk can be attributed to construction-related exposures, which are additive to the risk contributed by smoking. A measure of all VGDF exposures combined was a strong predictor of COPD risk. Conclusions: Construction workers are at increased risk of COPD as a result of broad and complex effects of many exposures acting independently or interactively. Control methods should be implemented to prevent worker exposures, and smoking cessation should be promoted