Prevalence of airflow obstruction among ever-employed US adults aged 18-79 years by longest held occupation group: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2008

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• Personal Author:
  Doney B ; Halldin, Cara N. ; Kurth L
• Description:
  Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of spirometry-defined airflow obstruction among ever-employed US adults. Methods: Data from the 2007 to 2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) for adults 18-79 years with valid spirometry and longest held occupation were analysed. The age-standardised prevalence of spirometry-defined airflow obstruction was estimated overall and by smoking status. Results: Age-standardised prevalence of airflow obstruction was 13.7% (95% CI 12.4% to 15.0%) and was highest in participants aged 60-79 years (17.4%, 95% CI 15.2% to 19.6%), males (14.8%, 95% CI 12.0% to 17.6%), non-Hispanic whites (15.4%, 95% CI 13.8% to 16.7%) and ever smokers (19.1%, 95% CI 16.6% to 21.5%). Age-standardised prevalence of airflow obstruction was >20% for installation, maintenance and repair occupations (p=22.1%, 95% CI 16.5% to 27.8%), and for construction and extraction occupations (20.7%, 95% CI 13.5% to 27.9%). Conclusions: Prevalence of airflow obstruction varied by demographic characteristics and occupational factors with a higher prevalence among ever smokers for most demographic characteristics and occupational factors. Study findings emphasise the importance of monitoring the lung function of workers in occupations with a high prevalence of airflow obstruction. Erratum: The title that reads: "Prevalence of airflow obstruction among ever-employed US adults aged 18-79 years by longest held occupation group: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2010" should read "Prevalence of airflow obstruction among ever-employed US adults aged 18-79 years by longest held occupation group: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2008". [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Demography Epidemiology Lung Lung Diseases Men Morbidity Occupational Health Respiratory Function Tests Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Smokers Surveys And Questionnaires Tobacco Products Women

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• Keywords:
  Age-groups Airway Obstruction Cigarette Smoking Demographic Characteristics Health Surveys Humans Lung-disorders Lung-function Morbidity-rates Occupations Pulmonary-system Pulmonary-system-disorders Smoking Spirometry Surveillance Worker Health

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• ISSN:
  1351-0711
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  RHD - Respiratory Health Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  482-486
• Volume:
  73
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047978
• Citation:
  Occup Environ Med 2016 Jul; 73(7):482-486
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr Laura Kurth, Respiratory Health Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
• Email:
  vrz6@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction ; Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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