The Association Between Occupational Exposures and Cigarette Smoking Among Operating Engineers

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• Personal Author:
  Chin DL ; Choi SE ; Duffy SA ; Hong O
• Description:
  The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between occupational exposures and cigarette smoking among operating engineers. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with operating engineers (N = 412) from a midwestern state in the United States. The survey included validated questions on cigarette smoking, occupational exposures, demographics, comorbidities, and health behaviors. About 35% were current smokers. Those exposed to asphalt fumes, heat stress, concrete dust, and welding fumes were less likely to smoke (odds ratio [OR] = .79, 95% confidence interval [CI]: .64-.98). Other factors associated with smoking included younger age (OR = .97, 95% CI: .94-.99), problem drinking (OR = 1.07, 95% CI: 1.03-1.12), lower Body Mass Index (OR = .95, 95% CI: .90-.99), and being separated/widowed/divorced (OR = 2.24, 95% CI: 1.19-4.20). Further investigation is needed for better understanding about job-specific exposure patterns and their impact on cigarette smoking among operating engineers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Air Pollutants, Occupational Behavior Engineering Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Smoke Smokers Tobacco Products
• Keywords:
  Age Factors Author Keywords: Blue-collar Workers Cigarette Smoking Cross Sectional Studies Fumes Occupational Exposure Occupational Hazards Operating Engineers Smoking Tobacco Smoke
• ISSN:
  1933-8244
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Michigan ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  172-179
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053685
• Citation:
  Arch Environ Occup Health 2014 Jul; 69(3):172-179
• Contact Point Address:
  OiSaeng Hong, RN, PhD, FAAN, Professor & Director of Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing Graduate Program, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), 2 Koret Way, Room N 531D, San Francisco, CA 94143-0608, USA
• Email:
  dal.chin@ucsf.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  University of California, Berkeley
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:05890af4da91cf8f478663ebf574f20e45b69c2c84d2c9317ad57147b8b94c423c4dd2de76b00c7746b723e368e9dcde6bb02708290e8c3ce563b41b9883bcf3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216398/cdc_216398_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 358.69 KB ]