A Case-Control Study of Airways Obstruction Among Construction Workers [2015/10]

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• Personal Author:
  Chen A ; Dement, John M. ; Haas S ; Quinn P ; Ringen K ; Welch L
• Description:
  Background: While smoking is the major cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), occupational exposures to vapors, gases, dusts, and fumes (VGDF) increase COPD risk. This case-control study estimated the risk of COPD attributable to occupational exposures among construction workers. Methods; The study population included 834 cases and 1243 controls participating in a national medical screening program for older construction workers between 1997 and 2013. Qualitative exposure indices were developed based on lifetime work and exposure histories. Results: Approximately 18% (95%CI=2-24%) of COPD risk can be attributed to construction-related exposures, which are additive to the risk contributed by smoking. A measure of all VGDF exposures combined was a strong predictor of COPD risk. Conclusions: Construction workers are at increased risk of COPD as a result of broad and complex effects of many exposures acting independently or interactively. Control methods should be implemented to prevent worker exposures, and smoking cessation should be promoted. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Air Pollutants, Occupational Construction Industry Dust Lung Men Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Smokers Solvents Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Age-groups Airway-obstruction Attributable Risk Author Keywords: COPD Construction-industry Construction-workers Construction Workers Dusts Exposure-levels Fumes Gases Gasses Humans Occupational Risks Pulmonary-function Pulmonary-system Pulmonary-system-disorders Risk-factors Smoking Vapors Work-environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046381
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2015 Oct; 58(10):1083-1097
• Email:
  John.Dement@Duke.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  Duke University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110901
• End Date:
  20150831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:58a08de9a8b2e5b84e06a045b7d3ed0ce2a7a5b64dc60dc0fd869d160e90af6dc455b8b7bb697dece807d670772681fc41322d8d5d2aa2134ced344ffb2b4542
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201456/cdc_201456_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 163.89 KB ]