title: Respiratory Cancer and Non-Malignant Respiratory Disease-Related Mortality among Older Construction Workers-Findings from the Health and Retirement Study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study explored the risk of respiratory cancer and non-malignant respiratory disease (NMRD)-related mortality among older construction workers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Analyzed data from the 1992-2010 RAND Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and the HRS National Death Index - Cause of Death file. About 25,183 workers aged 50 years and older were examined, including 5,447 decedents and 19,736 survivors, of which 1,460 reported their longest job was in construction. Multinomial logistic regression assessed the differences in mortality between workers' longest occupations, controlling for confounders.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After adjusting for smoking and demographics, construction workers were almost twice as likely to die from respiratory cancer (OR = 1.65; CI: 1.10-2.47) or NMRD (OR = 1.73; CI: 1.16-2.58) compared to white-collar workers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study adds to the growing evidence that respiratory cancer and NMRD are frequently associated with construction exposure.
authors: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, United States.
authors: Xuanwen
authors: X
authors: Wang
authors: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, United States.
authors: Xiuwen Sue
authors: XS
authors: Dong
authors: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, United States.
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Welch
authors: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, United States.
authors: Julie
authors: J
authors: Largay
keywords: Construction workers; Mortality; Non-malignant respiratory disease; Respiratory cancer; Smoking