Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Mortality in the United States: Is There Any Evidence of Occupational Risk?

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• Personal Author:
  Antão, Vinicius ; Attfield, Michael ; Bang KM ; Pinheiro, Germania ; Wood J
• Description:
  Metal and wood dust exposure may be occupational risk factors for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) (Hubbard R. Eur Respir J 2001:18:119s-121s). To investigate mortality due to IPF and by specific employment (by industry). We analyzed mortality data from the National Center for Health Statistics (all deaths of U.S. residents >15 years old listed on the Record Axis) using ICD-10 cod J84.1 - "Other interstitial pulmonary diseases with fibrosis" (Diffuse pulmonary fibrosis, cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis, Hamman-Rich syndrome, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis). We derived age-standardized mortality rates (per million population per year) for 1999 and 2000 and proportionate mortality ratios (PMRs) for 1999, the most recent year for which 3-digit standardized industry codes were available. The annual mortality rate for IPF was 72.46 (15,472 deaths) in 1999 and 74.81 (16,303 deaths) in 2000. The five top industries with significantly elevated PMRs are shown below. Exposure to metal and wood dust is likely to occur in three of the industries with the elevated PMRs, providing further evidence that these exposures may be risk factors for IPF. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Dust
  • Fibrosis
  • Metals
  • Mortality
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Occupational Health
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Safety
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Fibrosis
  • Pulmonary-system-disorders
  • Occupational-exposure
  • Wood-dusts
  • Metals
  • Mortality-rates
  • Mortality-data
  • Risk-factors
  • Risk-analysis
  • Occupational-health
  More +
• ISSN:
  0903-1936
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary ; Proceedings
• 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:
  26
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20029472
• Citation:
  Eur Respir J 2005 Sep; 26(Suppl 49):S702-S703
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  European Respiratory Journal
• Supplement:
  49
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190439/cdc_190439_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 724.41 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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