Mortality in agricultural workers after compensation claims for respiratory disease, pesticide illness, and injury

摘要: The long-term mortality experience of California agricultural workers who filed workers' compensation claims for respiratory diseases, pesticide illnesses, and injuries between 1946 1975 was observed until 1991 compared to U.S. death rates. disease claimants had an elevated relative risk 3.27 (95% CI 2.09-4.86) from nonmalignant diseases (NMRD). Emphysema particularly high, with a 5.94 2.56-11.70). NMRD peaked 5 9 years after the were (relative 9.83, 95% 4.47-18.57) most strongly associated exposure wood, rice, coffee, flour dusts. Among illness claimants, heart slightly in subcohort systemic (SMR = 1.32, 0.86-1.94). injury increased motor vehicle deaths 1.62, 0.74-3.08). It concluded that agriculture have significantly is highest (10-fold) 5-9 are filed. Language: en