Open AccessPrevalence of Bile Duct Cancer among Printing Industry Workers in Comparison with Other Industries
Author(s) -
Okamoto Etsuji,
Kikuchi Kiyotaka,
Endo Ginji
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of occupational health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 59
ISSN - 1348-9585
DOI - 10.1539/joh.13-0067-br
Subject(s) - bile duct cancer , medicine , bile duct , welfare , environmental health , political science , law
Prevalence of Bile Duct Cancer among Printing Industry Workers in Comparison with Other Industries: Etsuji OKAMOTO, et al . National Institute of Public Health, Department of Health and Welfare Service Research—Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the risk of developing bile duct cancer among workers in the other printing industry in comparison with workers in all industries in general. Methods Prevalence of bile duct cancer was compared between workers in the printing industry and age‐standardized controls in all other industries using the claims database of the Japan Health Insurance Association, which insures workers of small‐medium sized employers of all industries. Results Young (aged 30−49) male workers in the printing industry showed an elevated but insignificant standardized prevalence rate ratio (SPRR) for bile duct cancer in comparison with workers in all other industries (SPRR: 1.78; 95%CI: 0.63−5.00). The risk was higher for intrahepatic bile duct cancer but remained insignificant (SPRR: 3.03; 95%CI: 0.52−17.56). Conclusions The sharply elevated risk of bile duct cancer observed among proof‐printing workers of a printing factory in Osaka may not be generalizable to workers in the printing industry nationwide.