在 perfluorooctanesulfonyl化物生产工人的死亡率和癌症发病率
Bruce H Alexander1, Andrew Ryan1, Timothy R Church1,2
1Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
American journal of industrial medicine
|February 12, 2024
概括
职业接触 perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) 可能会增加脑血管疾病和膀癌的风险. 这项研究评估了暴露于PFOS的化学制造工人的死亡率和癌症发病率.
科学领域:
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 环境毒理学环境毒理学
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 和多基物质 (PFAS) 暴露与健康问题有关,但职业研究有限.
- 这项研究的重点是专用化学品制造业的工人暴露在化物中.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估暴露于化物 (PFOS) 的工人的死亡率和癌症发病率.
- 调查化学制造队列中累积PFOS暴露和健康结果之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 从1961年到2010年,建立了一个由4,045名工人组成的队列 (2,659名员工工作超过365天).
- 分析了死亡率数据 (至2014年) 和癌症登记数据 (1995-2014).
- 使用特定职位的甲硫酸盐 (PFOS) 等价物量化暴露,并使用统计模型 (SMR,Cox) 来评估风险.
主要成果:
- 在最高暴露四分位数中观察到脑血管疾病 (SMR=2.42) 和膀癌 (SMR=3.91) 的高死亡率.
- 在PFOS暴露和膀,结直肠和胰腺癌发病率之间发现了积极的关联.
- 肺癌显示出一个边界显著的关联 (HR=1.05).
结论:
- 职业PFOS暴露与脑血管疾病风险增加有关.
- 有证据表明,PFOS暴露与膀和肺癌发病率之间存在联系.
- 需要进一步的研究才能充分了解职业PFAS暴露对健康的长期影响.
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