Silicosis Mortality Among Young Adults in the United States, 1968–2004

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• Personal Author:
  Attfield MD ; Mazurek JM
• Description:
  BACKGROUND: To describe silicosis deaths in young (aged 15-44) adults in the U.S. during 1968-2004. METHODS: We analyzed the National Center for Health Statistics multiple cause-of-death records. RESULTS: Compared with silicosis decedents aged >or=45 years (n = 15,643), young decedents (n = 237) were more likely to have silicosis listed as the underlying cause of death (74.3% vs. 48.2%, P < 0.001), to be female (9.3% vs. 2.2%, P < 0.001) and black (37.1% vs. 11.7%, P < 0.001). Twenty-nine young silicosis decedents had industry and occupation information available. Occupations in construction and manufacturing industries were associated with significantly elevated proportionate mortality ratios for young silicosis deaths. CONCLUSIONS: Silicosis deaths occur among young adults. Because these deaths are likely to reflect more intense and recent exposures, the follow-back investigations into the work sites where these individuals were exposed to silica should be conducted. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Age Factors Aging Air Pollutants, Occupational Dust Irritants Lung Lung Diseases Mortality Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Particulate Matter Quartz Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Safety Silicon Dioxide Silicosis

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• Keywords:
  Aerosol-particles Age-factors Age-groups Airborne-particles Author Keywords: Occupational Health Dust-exposure Dust-particles Lung-disease Lung-fibrosis Lung-irritants Mortality Mortality-data Mortality-rates Mortality-surveys National Center For Health Statistics Occupational-diseases Occupational-exposure Occupational-respiratory-disease Pneumoconiosis Pulmonary-disorders Pulmonary-system-disorders Quartz-dust Respiratory-irritants Respiratory-system-disorders Risk-analysis Silica-dusts Statistical-analysis Surveillance

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  51
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20034147
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2008 Aug; 51(8):568-578
• Contact Point Address:
  Jacek M. Mazurek, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Surveillance Branch, 1095 Willowdale Rd., Mailstop HG 900.2, Morgantown, WV 26505
• Email:
  acq8@cdc.gov
• CAS Registry Number:
  Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:568491370c635cfe8ffc592bcb0150520f6ddf7eb867b7d31ec3e9ea11611f3d2c7a6e268d4576243c13685e11048c6f556940324a3d56a5777c8c82ff5a7ed0
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