Abstract
One hundred and eighty-one lung cancer deaths among workers during 301 085 person-years in European man-made mineral fiber production between 1930-1955 and 1982 were analyzed according to Poisson regression models including age, calendar period, country, and exposure variables. Time since first employment was the variable most strongly associated with lung cancer risk in both the rock-slag wool and glass wool subcohorts. Workers in the early technological phase were at higher risk than those in other categories, particularly in rock-slag wool production. No clear trend with duration of employment was suggested. No major changes occurred in the interpretation of the results when workers with less than one year of employment or less than 20 years since first exposure were excluded. The original results, based on analyses for standardized mortality ratios, were confirmed, and workers with a short duration of employment or a short time since first employment did not need to be excluded from the analysis.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 279-286 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - 1992 |
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Keywords
- Epidemiology
- Glass wool
- Rock wool
- Slag wool
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Toxicology
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
- Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)
- Environmental Science(all)
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Lung cancer mortality among workers in the European production of man made mineral fibers - a Poisson regression analysis. / Boffetta, P.; Saracci, R.; Andersen, A.; Bertazzi, P. A.; Chang-Claude, J.; Ferro, G.; Fletcher, A. C.; Frentzel-Beyme, R.; Gardner, M. J.; Olsen, J. H.; Simonato, L.; Teppo, L.; Westerholm, P.; Winter, P.; Zocchetti, C.
In: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, Vol. 18, No. 5, 1992, p. 279-286.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Lung cancer mortality among workers in the European production of man made mineral fibers - a Poisson regression analysis
AU - Boffetta, P.
AU - Saracci, R.
AU - Andersen, A.
AU - Bertazzi, P. A.
AU - Chang-Claude, J.
AU - Ferro, G.
AU - Fletcher, A. C.
AU - Frentzel-Beyme, R.
AU - Gardner, M. J.
AU - Olsen, J. H.
AU - Simonato, L.
AU - Teppo, L.
AU - Westerholm, P.
AU - Winter, P.
AU - Zocchetti, C.
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - One hundred and eighty-one lung cancer deaths among workers during 301 085 person-years in European man-made mineral fiber production between 1930-1955 and 1982 were analyzed according to Poisson regression models including age, calendar period, country, and exposure variables. Time since first employment was the variable most strongly associated with lung cancer risk in both the rock-slag wool and glass wool subcohorts. Workers in the early technological phase were at higher risk than those in other categories, particularly in rock-slag wool production. No clear trend with duration of employment was suggested. No major changes occurred in the interpretation of the results when workers with less than one year of employment or less than 20 years since first exposure were excluded. The original results, based on analyses for standardized mortality ratios, were confirmed, and workers with a short duration of employment or a short time since first employment did not need to be excluded from the analysis.
AB - One hundred and eighty-one lung cancer deaths among workers during 301 085 person-years in European man-made mineral fiber production between 1930-1955 and 1982 were analyzed according to Poisson regression models including age, calendar period, country, and exposure variables. Time since first employment was the variable most strongly associated with lung cancer risk in both the rock-slag wool and glass wool subcohorts. Workers in the early technological phase were at higher risk than those in other categories, particularly in rock-slag wool production. No clear trend with duration of employment was suggested. No major changes occurred in the interpretation of the results when workers with less than one year of employment or less than 20 years since first exposure were excluded. The original results, based on analyses for standardized mortality ratios, were confirmed, and workers with a short duration of employment or a short time since first employment did not need to be excluded from the analysis.
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KW - Rock wool
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