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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE
Volume 59, Issue 5, Pages 369-378Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22579
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Asbestos; epidemiology; cumulative fiber exposure; lung cancer; asbestosis
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- Pneumoconiosis Compensation Fund Board, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [25293154] Funding Source: KAKEN
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BackgroundCumulative fiber exposures, predominantly chrysotile, were estimated in a Chinese asbestos worker cohort and exposure-response relationships with lung cancer mortality and cumulative incidence of asbestosis were determined. MethodsIndividual time-dependent cumulative exposures were estimated for 577 asbestos workers, followed prospectively for 37 years. Occupational history and smoking data were obtained from company records and personal interviews; vital status and causes of death were ascertained from death registries and hospital records. Hazard ratios were generated for disease outcomes, with adjustments for smoking and age. ResultsMedian cumulative fiber exposure for the cohort was 132.6 fiber-years/ml (IQR 89.3-548.4). Exposure-response relationships were demonstrated for both disease outcomes, with nearly sixfold and threefold increased risks seen at the highest exposure level for lung cancer deaths and asbestosis, respectively. ConclusionEvidence using quantitative exposure estimates was provided for increased risks of lung cancer mortality and development of asbestosis in a predominantly chrysotile-exposed cohort. (c) 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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