Mortality patterns among female and male chrysotile asbestos textile workers

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• Personal Author:
  Brown, David P. ; Dement, John M. ; Okun, Andrea H.
• Description:
  A retrospective cohort mortality analysis was done, using workers from a South Carolina textile factory who were exposed to chrysotile (12001295) asbestos, estimating lung cancer risk and comparing mortality risk between race and gender groups. Chrysotile exposure levels by areas of the facility, specific textile jobs, and calendar year were estimated based on historic data. There were 289 deaths among 546 black men, 363 deaths among 1,229 white women, and 607 deaths among 1,247 white men. Of the women, 22.8% were lost to follow up, while a much higher proportion of the men was accounted for. Among white men there was a statistically significant excess of deaths from cancer, diabetes mellitus, heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, nonmalignant respiratory disease, and accidents when compared to United States national averages. When compared to South Carolina averages, deaths from cerebrovascular disease and accidents were no longer statistically significant. Approximately 50% of the nonmalignant respiratory disease deaths were due to pneumoconiosis. Among both black men and white women the only statistically significant excess, based on US rates, was pneumoconiosis and other respiratory disease. There was a statistically significant deficit in overall cancer mortality for black men and deficits for all causes of mortality for white women; however, the deficits for white women may be due to the large percentage lost to follow up. Statistically significant excess risks were observed for lung cancer and pneumoconiosis among all groups. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Epidemiology Lung Lung Diseases Neoplasms Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Race Factors Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Sex Characteristics Textile Industry

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• Keywords:
  Cancer-rates Dust-exposure Lung-cancer NIOSH-Author Occupational-exposure Racial-factors Respiratory-system-disorders Risk-factors Sex-factors Textile-workers Textiles-industry

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• ISSN:
  0096-1736
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; South Carolina
• 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
• Volume:
  36
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00222919
• Citation:
  J Occup Med 1994 Aug; 36(8):882-888
• CAS Registry Number:
  Chrysotile (CAS RN 12001-29-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1994
• NORA Priority Area:
  Pulmonary System Disorders
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:71097664a7812259bf40ec9cd1183c682d654e1d4808016fa5de3a3d5404e460bd6c2144d5c765daa6fe9d798f452b5b9389d1f67627d85741915212c40ba18e
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/205153/cdc_205153_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.87 MB ]