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Ten‐year follow‐up study on the relation between the development of non‐insulin‐dependent diabetes mellitus and occupation
Author(s) -
Morikawa Yuko,
Nakagawa Hideaki,
Ishizaki Masao,
Tabata Masaji,
Nishijo Muneko,
Miura Katsuyuki,
Kawano Shunichi,
Kido Teruhiko,
Nogawa Koji
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199701)31:1<80::aid-ajim12>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , incidence (geometry) , family history , logistic regression , insulin , demography , gerontology , endocrinology , physics , sociology , optics
To investigate the relation between occupation and the development of non‐insulin‐dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), we undertook a 10‐year follow‐up survey of male employees of a zipper and aluminum sash factory in Japan. Of 1,218 employees we followed 1,087 subjects. We classified the subjects into five occupations: managers, technical workers, clerical workers, workers in transport, and laborers. NIDDM incidence was 3.1% for 10 years. The age‐adjusted incidence of the workers in transport was the highest and that in laborers was the lowest. We used a multiple logistic analysis for adjustment with baseline characteristics such as age, BMI, fasting plasma glucose, and family history of diabetes mellitus. Adjusted relative risk of the workers in transport compared with the laborers was significantly high (3.95). Our work suggests that occupation is related to the development of NIDDM. Am. J. Ind. Med. 31:80–84 © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.