[Mortality study of a cohort of insulation workers].
Cause specific mortality was investigated in a cohort of insulators employed by a company which operated in various parts of Italy. Follow-up covered the years 1960-1996. The cohort, which included 893 subjects, was derived from company files of relatively poor quality, which resulted in a high rate of lost to follow-up (10.1%) and of deaths with unknown cause (12.4%). The mortality experience of the cohort was contrasted with that of the Italian population. Overall mortality (SMR 141, 90% CI 118-167, 97 observed), and cancer mortality (SMR 165, 90% CI 123-216, 38 observed) were significantly increased. Among neoplasms, significant increases were observed for lung cancer (SMR 202, 90% CI 124-311, 15 observed), pleural neoplasms (SMR 2667, CI 90% 911-6103, 4 observed), and peritoneal neoplasms (SMR 1853, 90% CI 329-5832, 2 observed). The excess mortality for lung cancer was especially pronounced in subjects with latency time longer than ten years (SMR 237.1, 90% CI 140-377, 13 observed).
Istituto di medicina del lavoro, Seconda Università di Napoli.
Massimo
M
Menegozzo
Stefano
S
Belli
Susanna
S
Borriero
Caterina
C
Bruno
Marcello
M
Carboni
Mario
M
Grignoli
Simona
S
Menegozzo
Nicola
N
Olivieri
Pietro
P
Comba
D000328:Adult; D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D002423:Cause of Death; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003252:Construction Materials / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000401:mortality*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality; D013997:Time Factors
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