Nickel-exposed workers in China: a cohort study.
There are more than 50 000 workers in Jinchuan Group Co, Ltd (JNMC). Since all staff in JNMC are eligible for a medical examination every two years, only 23 484 nickel-exposed subjects who participated in medical examination were included in this study. Their data, collected from June 22, 2011 to September 28, 2012, in a comprehensive epidemiological survey and during medical examinations, permitted an extensive evaluation of the relation between metal exposure, gene, epigenetics and risk of human diseases. Their lifestyle investigation showed that the overall prevalence of current smokers, alcohol drinkers, and tea drinkers was 39.1%, 19.7%, and 55.2%, respectively. The prevalence of hypertension, allergic rhinitis and cholecystitis , the top 3 prevalent diseases, was 11.7%, 11.0%, and 8.9%, respectively.
College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China; School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China.
Ya Na
YN
Bai
Ai Min
AM
Yang
College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China.
Ai Min
AM
Yagn
Workers' Hospital of Jinchuan Group Co., Ltd., Jinchang 737103, Gansu, China.
Hong Quan
HQ
Pu
Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100021, China.
Jie
J
He
Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Medicine, College of Basic Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China.
Ning
N
Cheng
School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Tong Zhang
TZ
Zheng
Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100021, China.
Min
M
Dai
School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Ya Wei
YW
Zhang
School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Bryan A
BA
Bassing
Workers' Hospital of Jinchuan Group Co., Ltd., Jinchang 737103, Gansu, China.
Qiu Ying
QY
Wang
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000453:epidemiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D009532:Nickel / Q000633:toxicity*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D065631:Rhinitis, Allergic; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000453:epidemiology; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D009532:Nickel