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Computations of adjusted rates and lifetime risks from occupational cohort data: a program package using FORTRAN and
S Y Zhou1, S Mazumdar, C K Redmond
1Department of Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261.
Computers and Biomedical Research, an International Journal
|February 1, 1991
Summary
This study presents a FORTRAN and GLIM program package to calculate worker mortality risks from specific exposures. It computes lifetime risks, accounting for competing causes of death and adjusted death rates.
Area of Science:
- Occupational health
- Biostatistics
- Epidemiology
Background:
- Assessing worker mortality risks is crucial for occupational health.
- Accurate risk assessment requires adjusting for covariates and considering competing risks.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present a program package for computing lifetime mortality risks for workers.
- To enable risk calculation based on specific exposures and adjusted death rates.
Main Methods:
- Utilizes FORTRAN and GLIM programming languages.
- Calculates exposure index and adjusted death rates using standard procedures.
- Performs homogeneity and trend tests on adjusted rates.
Main Results:
- Provides a method to compute lifetime risks of death from specific causes.
- Offers two approaches for lifetime risk calculation: adjusting for or ignoring competing causes of death.
Conclusions:
- The developed program package facilitates comprehensive occupational mortality risk assessment.
- It enables a nuanced understanding of lifetime risks by considering competing causes of death.