The relationship between pulmonary function and mortality in men seeking compensation for asbestosis.

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• Personal Author:
  Finkelstein MM
• Description:
  An investigation was conducted to demonstrate that the results of pulmonary function testing are also predictive of the risk of death from asbestos (1332214) associated diseases. Subjects evaluated included 161 men who had been examined by the physicians of the Advisory Panel to the Ontario Workers' Compensation Board between 1962 through 1978. Eighty eight (55%) of the subjects were awarded a disability pension for asbestosis at the time of the index examination. Thirty three (20%) were awarded a pension at subsequent examination and 40 (25%) had not been awarded a disability pension to this date. The analysis demonstrated that the results of pulmonary function testing were predictive of mortality risk. Mortality risk was noted to be strongly associated with reductions in forced vital capacity and forced expiratory volume at 1 second and regression equations fitted to the data. The author concludes that these risk coefficients were derived from relatively small numbers of men and need to be replicated in other groups of asbestos exposed workers before the quantitative result can be generalized.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Air Pollution Air Pollution, Indoor Asbestos Coal Coal Mining Epidemiology Hazardous Substances Inorganic Chemicals Mining Occupational Health Safety Silicon Dioxide

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• Keywords:
  Asbestos Dust Asbestos Workers Dust Inhalation Mortality Data Mortality Surveys Pulmonary Function Tests Respiratory System Disorders Risk Analysis Risk Factors
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference/Symposia Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  393-395
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00198280
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the VIIth International Pneumoconioses Conference, August 23-26, 1988, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 90-108, 1990 Sep; (Part I):393-395
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1990
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Part Number:
  I
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the VIIth International Pneumoconioses Conference, August 23-26, 1988, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180456/cdc_180456_DS1.pdf
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