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Alternative Title:
J Occup Environ Med
Personal Author:
Shumate, Alice M. ; Yeoman, Kristin ; Victoroff, Tristan ; Evans, Kandace ; Karr, Roger ; ... More +
Shumate, Alice M. ; Yeoman, Kristin ; Victoroff, Tristan ; Evans, Kandace ; Karr, Roger ; Sanchez, Tami ; Sood, Akshay ; Laney, Anthony Scott Less -
Description:
Objective

This study examines differences in chronic health outcomes between coal, uranium, metal, and nonmetal miners.

Methods

In a cross-sectional study using data from a health screening program for current and former New Mexico miners, log-binomial logistic regression models were used to estimate relative risks of respiratory and heart disease, cancer, osteoarthritis, and back pain associated with mining in each sector as compared with coal, adjusting for other relevant risk factors.

Results

Differential risks in angina, pulmonary symptoms, asthma, cancer, osteoarthritis, and back pain between mining sectors were found.

Conclusions

New Mexico miners experience different chronic health challenges across sectors. These results demonstrate the importance of using comparable data to understand how health risks differ across mining sectors. Further investigation among a broader geographic population of miners will help identify the health priorities and needs in each sector.


Subject:
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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Angina Pectoris
Article
Asthma
Back Pain
Chronic Disease
Coal Mining
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Metals
Middle Aged
Neoplasms
New Mexico
Occupational Diseases
Osteoarthritis
Risk Factors
Smoking
Uranium
Young Adult

Source:
J Occup Environ Med. 59(8):789-794.
Pubmed ID:
28697062
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5613973
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:3a30108ef3a155fa925f1888c7c70ad90e9a101dddb23d145dcc42caeb333ff5
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