Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease prevalence among nonsmokers by occupation in the United States

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• Personal Author:
  Bang KM ; Mazurek JM ; Syamlal G ; Wassell, James T.
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: To examine the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among nonsmokers by occupation in the United States. METHODS: The 1997 to 2004 National Health Interview Survey data for working adults aged 25 years or more were used to estimate the COPD prevalence and to examine change in COPD prevalence between 1997 to 2000 and 2001 to 2004 by occupational groups. RESULTS: During 1997 to 2004, COPD prevalence was 2.8%. The COPD prevalence was highest in financial records processing (4.6%) occupations. There was a slight increase in COPD prevalence during the two survey periods from 2.8% during 1997 to 2000 compared with 2.9% during 2001 to 2004. CONCLUSIONS: No significant changes in the COPD prevalence between the two periods were found. Nevertheless, the elevated COPD prevalence in certain occupational groups suggests that other risk factors play a role in developing COPD. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Chronic Disease Lung Lung Diseases Occupational Diseases Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Surveys And Questionnaires

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• Keywords:
  Airway-obstruction Chronic-inflammation Health-surveys Lung-disorders Occupational-diseases Occupations Pulmonary-clearance Pulmonary-function Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-system-disorders Risk-factors Surveillance

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• 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:
  55
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20043126
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2013 Sep; 55(9):1021-1026
• Contact Point Address:
  Ki Moon Bang, MPH, PhD, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, RM H-G900.2, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505
• Email:
  kmb2@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:18acf8b2d0e1f14795cb20e83cebc3c1fd35694e43dbf723377a8a8778559a1be03acf32c2a4b1639a23f075345ffac30bbccf5d0e7f363042737f6b98a91f7e
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/195131/cdc_195131_DS1.pdf
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