Occupational Exposure to Benzene and Risk of Non-Lymphoid Leukemia

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• Personal Author:
  Kipen H ; Northridge ME ; Wartenberg D
• Description:
  Our aim was to invesfigate relations between specific occupational exposures to benzene and mortality from non-lymphoid leukemia. A matched case-control study was conducted using New Jersey death certificates for the years 1979-1986. Cases were 1038 white males aged 16 years or older at death who died of non-lymphoid leukemia. Controls were 1693 white males matched on date of death, age, and county of residence, who died of other malignant neoplasms. Exposure was defined as occupational and industry as recorded on the death certificate and coded using 1990 Census classifications. Results showed no increased risk of mortality from non-lymphoid leukemia associated with gas station employment (OR 1.6, 95% CI 0.4-6.4) or work as an automobile mechanic (OR 0.6, 95% CI 0.30-1.4), although there were few numbers of exposed individuals. Future studies are needed to clarify positive relations found with trucking service employment (OR 1.7, 95% CI 1.0-2.8) and work as a bus and/or truck mechanic (OR 4.1, 95% CI 0.9-8.5). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Benzene Mortality Neoplasms Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Cancer Rates Case Control Studies Malignant Neoplasms Mortality Rates Occupational Exposure Occupations
• ISSN:
  1044-3983
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  New Jersey ; New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  6
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059974
• Citation:
  Epidemiology 1995 Jul; 6(4)(Suppl):S37
• CAS Registry Number:
  Benzene (CAS RN 71-43-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1995
• Performing Organization:
  Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19920701
• Source Full Name:
  Epidemiology. Program and abstracts: annual conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology and the International Society for Exposure Analysis, August 30-September 1, 1995, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands
• Supplement:
  Supplement
• End Date:
  19970630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d8eb54610e7a147e35b33c467d6fe6d0d1a94eacf0465f14298a44b66be6ec0c9411c3b41e8128edc93b36879b671f62f57c11c06a33e6efba4f4fd99b852951
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224023/cdc_224023_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 501.79 KB ]