The relation of lung function to subsequent employment status and mortality in cotton textile workers.

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• Personal Author:
  Beck GJ ; Bouhuys A ; Maunder LR ; Schachter EN
• Description:
  Lung function changes were evaluated in active and retired cotton textile workers (SIC-2211) from four mills in Columbia, South Carolina. A group of 330 workers employed in the mills for at least 3 years before 1955 underwent lung function tests in 1973 and again in 1979. Information on work status and smoking habits was collected. Pulmonary function records of employees who had died between the study years were also reviewed. The comparison population included nontextile workers. Regardless of work status, the textile workers had lower mean lung function values than the comparison group. In men, lung function decrement was related to early retirement and to mortality. Lung function losses in women who were active workers in both study years or who were retired at the time of the second survey were greater than those for men with corresponding work status. For subjects who were retired at both study years, women had less lung function impairment than men. Total and partial disability rates were greater among the textile worker than among the comparisons. The authors conclude that studies using only active cotton textile workers may result in serious underestimates of lung disease prevalence. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology Gossypium Lung Lung Diseases Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Mortality Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Surveys And Questionnaires

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• Keywords:
  Cotton Industry Cotton Mill Workers Disabled Workers Health Surveys Lung Disorders Mortality Rates Pulmonary Function
• ISSN:
  0012-3692
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 4 ; South Carolina
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  79
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00115327
• Citation:
  Chest 1981 Apr; 79(4)(Suppl):26S-30S
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr. Beck, Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University, New Haven 06510
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Performing Organization:
  John B Pierce Fdn of Conn Inc, New Haven, Connecticut
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2211 - Broadwoven fabric mills, cotton - (SIC)
• Start Date:
  19700901
• Source Full Name:
  Chest
• Supplement:
  Supplement
• End Date:
  19770630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c9cb8e9ef8195060b5513f0d0e7309e53eabe81d73f83f4d1351826206a1492f1e195977d667c6d56d9adc903b066241df8a39c41c8b077ee5ddb2792c1bbe89
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/184431/cdc_184431_DS1.pdf
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