title: [Analysis of new pneumoconiosis cases during 2006-2009 in Zhejiang province].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the characteristics of pneumoconiosis cases in Zhejiang province and to provide the evidence for pneumoconiosis control and prevention measures in Zhejiang province.
  
  
  METHODS
  The data of new pneumoconiosis cases were from national surveillance system of occupational disease in Zhejiang province during 2006-2009, and were analyzed for distribution, age, exposure duration, pneumoconiosis phases and enterprise types.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During 2006-2009, 819 new pneumoconiosis cases (173, 157, 209 and 280 cases, respectively) were reported, 86.9% cases suffered from silicosis. Most of pneumoconiosis cases were distributed in Ningbo, Wenzhou areas and in building materials, machinery, coal, geological and mining, light industries and construction enterprise. The average ages of new pneumoconiosis cases were (47.8 +/- 10.0), (52.5 +/- 13.1), (55.5 +/- 11.2) and (55.9 +/- 12.2) years old, respectively and showed a significant increase trend (P<0.05). The average exposure duration of new pneumoconiosis cases were (12.4 +/- 8.6), (12.9 +/- 9.4), (12.4 +/- 8.6) and (15.7 +/- 10.0) years. The average exposure duration of phase I, phase II, phase III new pneumoconiosis cases were (14.3 +/- 9.87), (12.4 +/- 8.7) and (11.4 +/- 7.1) years, respectively and there were significant differences (P<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  New pneumoconiosis cases in Zhejiang province are increasing year by year, the main type of pneumoconiosis is silicosis, the distribution of pneumoconiosis cases is associated with the areas and enterprises, and the exposure duration of new pneumoconiosis cases is relatively shorter.
authors.affiliation: Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, 310051, China.
authors.forename: Zhou
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hua
authors.forename: Xing-lin
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Mei-bian
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hai-ying
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Hong-wei
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Wei-ming
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Ji-liang
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011009:Pneumoconiosis / Q000453:epidemiology*