Open AccessRisk of congenital malformations among children of construction painters in Denmark: a nationwide cohort study
Author(s) -
Ninna Hahn Tougaard,
Jens Peter Bonde,
Karin Sørig Hougaard,
Kristian Tore Jørgensen
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3472
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , odds ratio , congenital malformations , cohort , cohort study , confounding , confidence interval , pediatrics , logistic regression , obstetrics , demography , genetics , sociology , biology
Painters' occupational exposure is classified as a group 1 carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Previous studies have shown increased risk of congenital malformations among children of women exposed to organic solvents and paint emissions during pregnancy. In Denmark, women comprise half of those enrolled in vocational paint training. We investigated the association between maternal and paternal occupational painting, respectively, and the risk of congenital malformations among children.