Airflow Obstruction Attributable to Work in Industry and Occupation Among U.S. Race/Ethnic Groups: A Study of NHANES III Data

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• Personal Author:
  Bang KM ; Hnizdo, Eva ; Sullivan, Patricia A. ; Wagner G
• Description:
  To estimate the fraction of airflow obstruction attributable to workplace exposure by U.S. race/ethnic group. U.S. population-based third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) data on 4,086 Caucasians, 2,774 African-Americans, and 2,568 Mexican-Americans, aged 30-75, were studied. Airflow obstruction was defined as FEV1/FVC<75% and FEV1<80% predicted. Weighted prevalence, and prevalence odds ratios (OR) adjusted for the effect of age, smoking status, pack-years, body mass index, education, and socio-economic status were estimated using SUDAAN software. Industries with the most cases of airflow obstruction attributable to workplace exposure include: armed forces; rubber, plastics, and leather manufacturing; utilities; textile mill manufacturing; health care; food products manufacturing; sales; construction; and agriculture. The fraction of cases with airflow obstruction associated with work in industry varied by race/ethnic group and was estimated as 22.2% (95% CI 9.1-33.4) among Caucasians, 23.4% (95% CI 2.2-40.0) among African-Americans, and 49.6% (32.1-62.6) among Mexican-Americans. This study found differences in the fraction of airflow obstruction cases associated with employment pattern among major U.S. race/ethnic population groups. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Air Movements Demography Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Race Factors Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Sex Characteristics Workplace
• Keywords:
  Age-factors Air-flow Airway-obstruction Attributable Fraction Author Keywords: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Demographic-characteristics Employment Occupational-exposure Prevalence Pulmonary-system-disorders Racial-factors Racial/Ethnic Differences Respiratory-system-disorders Sex-factors Surveillance Work-environment

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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
• Pages in Document:
  126-135
• Volume:
  46
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025368
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2004 Aug; 46(2):126-135
• Contact Point Address:
  Eva Hnizdo, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, MS H2800, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505
• Email:
  exh6@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• 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:e6627f5e596dc2076222cb3ac8aefd82622d1d11b8d22a6b5f7275883f4995040055f69e441c0d49143d843976a52a499733401f9b9ae5fc5c672138fed1bba6
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196767/cdc_196767_DS1.pdf
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