A case-control study of occupational risk factors for pancreatic cancer in poultry plant workers: a random forest approach.

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• Personal Author:
  Abouelenein S ; Faramawi MF ; Johnson E
• Description:
  Background: Poultry plant workers are exposed to chemical carcinogens and oncogenic viruses in their work environment. Our objective was to identify jobs and workplaces related to poultries that could increase the pancreatic cancer risk. Methods: We conducted a case-control study within a defined cohort of poultry workers. We used a random forest algorithm to identify features that could increase pancreatic cancer in the poultry plant workers. Results: The mean age of participants was 59.49 years. The majority of the study participants were females (51.30%) and Whites (71.0%). The following workplaces and job tasks had an association with increased pancreatic cancer mortality: working in chicken and turkey plants, working in plants where food products were processed and canned, working in a place where poultry and animals where present, working as a hunter for game animals, working as a veterinarian in places had animals and different poultry birds, working in pet houses and working in places where birds were handled and killed. The accuracy and the area under the curve of the model were 72.3 and 71.50%. Conclusion: Chicken and turkey plant workers could be at risk for pancreatic cancer mortality. We need to confirm the results in future studies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Epidemiology Food Handling Food Industry Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Cancer; Epidemiology; Occupational Diseases Pancreatic Cancer; Poultry Workers; Agricultural Workers; Agriculture; Epidemiology; Case Control Studies; Mortality Studies;
• ISSN:
  1741-3842
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Arkansas ; OSHA Region 6
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  296-301
• Volume:
  44
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065504
• Citation:
  J Public Health 2022 Jun; 44(2):296-301
• Contact Point Address:
  Mohammed F. Faramawi, Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
• Email:
  melfaramawi@uams.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20120116
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Public Health
• End Date:
  20180831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8ff7d8225ed9fedf7de9a12d17f9cf2e504c0ceebd8646f5cd883e1fcdf5b85468c21b3a3b8be1716056a80553c89c1043cc0bb6d78c6536ee9b4938ed11a496
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