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[Occupation-specific indicators for strategic prevention in risk groups]

R Gass1, M Bopp

  • 1Institut für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin der Universität Zürich.

Sozial- Und Praventivmedizin
|January 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary

Occupational groups with higher mortality rates show increased risks for circulatory, respiratory, and cancer diseases. Reducing high-risk occupations may lower mortality from stomach cancer and cerebrovascular diseases in Switzerland.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Occupational Medicine
  • Epidemiology

Context:

  • Analysis of age-standardized mortality rates (1979-1983) for 55 male occupational groups (ages 35-74) in Switzerland.
  • Comparison of mortality rates across 11 occupational categories against the Swiss national average.
  • Inclusion of quantitative importance and total mortality (excluding accidents) for each occupational group.

Purpose:

  • To bridge the gap between medical information and at-risk populations using graphical representations.
  • To identify occupational groups with significantly elevated total mortality.
  • To determine the specific causes of increased mortality in high-risk occupations.

Summary:

  • Elevated total mortality in the top tertile of occupational groups is significantly linked to increased risks of dying from circulatory diseases, respiratory diseases, liver cirrhosis, and specific cancers (lung, oropharynx, esophagus, stomach).

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  • Graphical representations were used to compare undistorted information, facilitating understanding for concerned risk groups.
  • Lung cancer mortality was presented as a specific example.

    • Impact:

    • Identifies key occupational risk factors contributing to excess mortality in Switzerland.
    • Suggests that a foreseeable decrease in high-risk occupations could lead to a further decline in mortality rates for stomach cancer and cerebrovascular diseases.
    • Provides data for targeted public health interventions and occupational safety improvements.