Cohort Mortality Study of 57,000 Painters and Union Members: A 15 Year Update

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• Personal Author:
  Palu S ; Steenland, Kyle
• Description:
  To study mortality patterns in the largest existing cohort of painters. 15 years of follow up were added to a study of 42,170 painters and 14,316 non-painters based on union records. There were 23,458 deaths, compared with 5313 in the earlier follow up. Comparisons with the United States population showed significantly increased rates in painters for lung cancer (standardised mortality ratio (SMR) 1.23, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.17 to 1.29), bladder cancer (SMR 1.23, 95% CI 1.05 to 1.43), liver cancer (SMR 1.25, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.50), and stomach cancer (SMR 1.39, 95% CI 1.20 to 1.59). However, in direct comparisons with non-painters only the excesses for lung cancer (SRR 1.23, 95% CI 1.11 to 1.35, increasing to 1.32, 95% CI 16 to 1.93 with 20 years latency) and bladder cancer (SRR 1.77, 95% CI 1.13 to 2.77) were confirmed. Some confounding by smoking may affect these two outcomes, particularly with external referents. Cirrhosis of the liver was increased for both painters and non-painters (SMRs 1.21, 95% CI 1.07 to 1.35, and 1.26, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.51, respectively), possibly indicating high alcohol consumption. Suicide (SMR 1.21, 95% CI 1.05 to 1.38) and homicide (SMR 1.36, 95% CI 1.04 to 1.75) were increased for painters but not for non-painters; neuropsychiatric diseases have been associated with painters in earlier studies. The results suggest modest occupational risks for lung and bladder cancer; these results are consistent with existing publications. The International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified painting as an occupation definitely associated with cancer. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Lung Cancer Bladder-cancer Bladder Cancer Liver-cancer Lung-cancer Mortality-data Mortality-rates Occupational-exposure Occupational-health Painters Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-system-disorders Risk-analysis Risk-factors Stomach-cancer

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• ISSN:
  1351-0711
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  315-321
• Volume:
  56
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025612
• Citation:
  Occup Environ Med 1999 May; 56(5):315-321
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1999
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:706d4888c9704bda83f71f1e00567cc1213d9b90b28bdeff46b4582aad5a03e83ee7347051980a1888856daa636f6ba4614b1a92b823d5ec5cfdd8a86c1546c7
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196899/cdc_196899_DS1.pdf
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