Open AccessInfluence of duration and intensity of exposure to occupational hazards on mortality levels of coal miners
Author(s) -
Г. И. Тихонова,
Татьяна Евгеньевна Пиктушанская,
Т.Ю. Горчакова,
А. Н. Чуранова,
М. С. Брылева
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
medicina truda i promyšlennaâ èkologiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.241
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2618-8945
pISSN - 1026-9428
DOI - 10.31089/1026-9428-2018-7-16-21
Subject(s) - cohort , medicine , environmental health , occupational medicine , cause of death , cohort study , demography , occupational exposure , disease , sociology
Th e article presents results of analytic epidemiologic study of mortality in coal miners cohort in Rostov region, who had occupational disease registered in various years. The cohort included 9980 males, the observation period was 26 years (01/01/1990–31/12/2015). Deep analysis of mortality with leading death causes in subgroups of coal miners differentiated by length of service in underground conditions. Standardized relative risk of death in the subgroups increased with longer length of service, with respiratory diseases, circulatory system diseases and malignancies. The authors studied mortality in subcohorts of the miners with leading and auxiliary occupations, whose work conditions differ in intensity of exposure to occupational hazards. For the workers with leading occupations, standardized relative risk of death with respiratory diseases, circulatory system diseases and malignancies was higher.