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Article: Smoking and mortality in 81 344 drivers in Guangzhou, China

TitleSmoking and mortality in 81 344 drivers in Guangzhou, China
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Issue Date2002
PublisherB M J Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.occenvmed.com
Citation
Occupational And Environmental Medicine, 2002, v. 59 n. 2, p. 135-138 How to Cite?
AbstractObjectives: Previous studies on drivers focused on the effect of their exposure to vehicle exhaust and there is little evidence of the effect of smoking. This cohort analytical study aimed to examine the mortality of drivers relative to smoking and professional driving in Guangzhou, China. Methods: Information on demographic characteristics, type of driver (professional and non-professional), smoking, and drinking were retrieved from medical records of drivers who applied for driving licences from March to December 1992. Vital status and causes of death of 81 344 men aged 30 or above were ascertained to the end of September 1999 (follow up, mean=7.14 years, median=7.17 years). Results: At baseline, the mean (SD) age was 40.8 (5.6) years. One third were professional drivers; 49.0% were daily smokers. 858 Deaths were identified. The relative risk of overall mortality for ever smoking was 1.24 (95% confidence interval (95% Cl) 1.07 to 1.44) after adjusting for age, alcohol drinking, education, and type of drivers. Compared with non-professional drivers, professional drivers had similar risks of death, and their relative risk of overall mortality for ever smoking was 1.35 (1.06 to 1.71). Conclusions: Smoking is a more important cause of death than professional driving itself. The results show serious public health problems in the early stage of the tobacco epidemic and support urgent measures to help drivers stop smoking.
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2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.346
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dc.contributor.authorLam, THen_HK
dc.contributor.authorJiang, CQen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHo, SYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorZhang, WSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLiu, WWen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHe, JMen_HK
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dc.date.issued2002en_HK
dc.identifier.citationOccupational And Environmental Medicine, 2002, v. 59 n. 2, p. 135-138en_HK
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dc.description.abstractObjectives: Previous studies on drivers focused on the effect of their exposure to vehicle exhaust and there is little evidence of the effect of smoking. This cohort analytical study aimed to examine the mortality of drivers relative to smoking and professional driving in Guangzhou, China. Methods: Information on demographic characteristics, type of driver (professional and non-professional), smoking, and drinking were retrieved from medical records of drivers who applied for driving licences from March to December 1992. Vital status and causes of death of 81 344 men aged 30 or above were ascertained to the end of September 1999 (follow up, mean=7.14 years, median=7.17 years). Results: At baseline, the mean (SD) age was 40.8 (5.6) years. One third were professional drivers; 49.0% were daily smokers. 858 Deaths were identified. The relative risk of overall mortality for ever smoking was 1.24 (95% confidence interval (95% Cl) 1.07 to 1.44) after adjusting for age, alcohol drinking, education, and type of drivers. Compared with non-professional drivers, professional drivers had similar risks of death, and their relative risk of overall mortality for ever smoking was 1.35 (1.06 to 1.71). Conclusions: Smoking is a more important cause of death than professional driving itself. The results show serious public health problems in the early stage of the tobacco epidemic and support urgent measures to help drivers stop smoking.en_HK
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dc.rightsOccupational and Environmental Medicine. Copyright © B M J Publishing Group.en_HK
dc.subject.meshAutomobile driving - statistics & numerical dataen_HK
dc.subject.meshOccupational diseases - mortalityen_HK
dc.subject.meshOccupational exposure - adverse effectsen_HK
dc.subject.meshSmoking - mortalityen_HK
dc.subject.meshVehicle emissions - adverse effectsen_HK
dc.titleSmoking and mortality in 81 344 drivers in Guangzhou, Chinaen_HK
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dc.identifier.emailLam, TH:hrmrlth@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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