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Article: Smoking, occupational exposure and mortality in workers in Guangzhou, China

TitleSmoking, occupational exposure and mortality in workers in Guangzhou, China
Authors
KeywordsChinese
Occupational health
Prospective study
Smoking
Issue Date2002
PublisherElsevier Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/annepidem
Citation
Annals Of Epidemiology, 2002, v. 12 n. 6, p. 370-377 How to Cite?
AbstractPURPOSE: To compare the mortality risk of smoking and overall occupational exposure in Guangzhou, China. METHODS: Baseline data on smoking and occupational exposure of 82159 workers aged 30+ were retrieved from medical records established in 1988-92. Vital status and causes of death were followed through 1998. RESULTS: During follow-up 1584 workers had died. Adjusted relative risks (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) for ever-smoking in men was 1.23 (1.07-1.41) for total deaths, 1.43 (1.17-1.74) for all cancer, 3.77 (2.31-6.14) for lung cancer and 2.54 (1.09-5.92) for stomach cancer (all showing significant linear trends with amount and duration of smoking). The RR in women of 1.10 (0.59-2.06) for total deaths and 1.60 (0.65-3.92) for all cancer were positive but not significant. No significant excess mortality risk was observed for occupational exposure in each gender. In both genders combined, the RR for total deaths was 1.23 (1.08-1.40) for smoking and 1.07 (0.96-1.19) for occupational exposure. If the relationships were causal, 12% of all deaths could be attributed to smoking but only 3% to occupational exposure. CONCLUSION: Smoking was more predictive of premature deaths than overall occupational exposures in middle aged workers. Smoking cessation should be a top priority in occupational health practice. Copyright © 2002 Elsevier Science Inc.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/86998
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dc.contributor.authorHo, SYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLam, THen_HK
dc.contributor.authorJiang, CQen_HK
dc.contributor.authorZhang, WSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLiu, WWen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHe, JMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHedley, AJen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T09:23:54Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T09:23:54Z-
dc.date.issued2002en_HK
dc.identifier.citationAnnals Of Epidemiology, 2002, v. 12 n. 6, p. 370-377en_HK
dc.identifier.issn1047-2797en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/86998-
dc.description.abstractPURPOSE: To compare the mortality risk of smoking and overall occupational exposure in Guangzhou, China. METHODS: Baseline data on smoking and occupational exposure of 82159 workers aged 30+ were retrieved from medical records established in 1988-92. Vital status and causes of death were followed through 1998. RESULTS: During follow-up 1584 workers had died. Adjusted relative risks (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) for ever-smoking in men was 1.23 (1.07-1.41) for total deaths, 1.43 (1.17-1.74) for all cancer, 3.77 (2.31-6.14) for lung cancer and 2.54 (1.09-5.92) for stomach cancer (all showing significant linear trends with amount and duration of smoking). The RR in women of 1.10 (0.59-2.06) for total deaths and 1.60 (0.65-3.92) for all cancer were positive but not significant. No significant excess mortality risk was observed for occupational exposure in each gender. In both genders combined, the RR for total deaths was 1.23 (1.08-1.40) for smoking and 1.07 (0.96-1.19) for occupational exposure. If the relationships were causal, 12% of all deaths could be attributed to smoking but only 3% to occupational exposure. CONCLUSION: Smoking was more predictive of premature deaths than overall occupational exposures in middle aged workers. Smoking cessation should be a top priority in occupational health practice. Copyright © 2002 Elsevier Science Inc.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherElsevier Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/annepidemen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofAnnals of Epidemiologyen_HK
dc.rightsAnnals of Epidemiology. Copyright © Elsevier Inc.en_HK
dc.subjectChinese-
dc.subjectOccupational health-
dc.subjectProspective study-
dc.subjectSmoking-
dc.subject.meshAdulten_HK
dc.subject.meshAge Distributionen_HK
dc.subject.meshAge Factorsen_HK
dc.subject.meshCause of Deathen_HK
dc.subject.meshChina - epidemiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshCohort Studiesen_HK
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshFollow-Up Studiesen_HK
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
dc.subject.meshIndustryen_HK
dc.subject.meshLife Styleen_HK
dc.subject.meshMaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_HK
dc.subject.meshOccupational Diseases - epidemiology - etiology - mortalityen_HK
dc.subject.meshOccupational Exposure - adverse effectsen_HK
dc.subject.meshRisk Factorsen_HK
dc.subject.meshSex Distributionen_HK
dc.subject.meshSex Factorsen_HK
dc.subject.meshSmoking - adverse effects - epidemiology - mortalityen_HK
dc.subject.meshSocioeconomic Factorsen_HK
dc.titleSmoking, occupational exposure and mortality in workers in Guangzhou, Chinaen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1016/S1047-2797(01)00299-Xen_HK
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