Mortality from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Parkinson's Disease Among Different Occupation Groups — United States, 1985–2011

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Beard, John D. ; Steege, Andrea L. ; Ju, Jun ; Lu, John W. ; Luckhaupt, Sara E. ; Schubauer-Berigan, Mary K.
• Description:
  Summary: What is already known about this topic? Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Parkinson's disease are progressive neurodegenerative diseases that affect >1 million Americans. Factors consistently reported to be either positively or inversely associated with ALS and Parkinson's disease are primarily demographic or behavioral. The role of occupation in these diseases is relatively understudied and poorly understood. What is added by this report? This study described the burden of ALS and Parkinson's disease mortality by usual occupation in a large, complete, representative, and population-based sample in the United States and found higher ALS and Parkinson's disease mortality among workers in occupations associated with higher socioeconomic status (SES). What are the implications for public health practice? Although the reasons for the findings of this study are not understood, it provides information for future targeted studies among workers in higher SES occupations to identify risk factors for ALS and Parkinson's disease. These studies should use designs that provide evidence for causality, detailed exposure assessment, and adjustment for additional potential confounders. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Behavior Demography Epidemiology Insecticides Mortality Nervous System Nervous System Diseases Occupational Health Parkinson Disease Public Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Smokers Tobacco Products

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• Keywords:
  Neurological diseases; Neuromotor system disorders; Neuromuscular system disorders; Parkinsonism; Parkinsons disease; Epidemiology; Risk-factors; Humans; Men; Demographic characteristics; Behavior patterns; Mortality data; Mortality rates; Mortality surveys; Occupations; Socioeconomics; Sociological factors; Public health; Worker health; Workers; Age factors; Cigarette smoking; Smoking; Pesticides; Caffeine; Surveillance; NOMS; National Occupational Mortality Surveillance
• Source:
  MMWR 2017 Jul; 66(27):718-722
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6627a2
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Pubmed ID:
  28704346
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5687590
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• 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
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Volume:
  66
• Issue:
  27
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050039
• Email:
  yls0@cdc.gov
• CAS Registry Number:
  Caffeine (CAS RN 58-08-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/54546/cdc_54546_DS1.pdf
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