在一组男性非金属矿工中,工人退出,自杀和过量死亡率
Hilary L Colbeth1, Jacqueline M Ferguson2,3, Sally Picciotto2
1Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, USA.
SSM. Mental health
|March 14, 2025
概括
在采矿业中,绝望的死亡率很高. 工人退出,特别是1980年后30岁之前的工人退出,与男性矿工的自杀或过量服用风险增加有关.
科学领域:
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 在采矿和开采行业观察到的自杀,过量服用和与药物相关的肝病 ("绝望死亡") 的高率.
- 该研究通过检查死亡率与工人退出时的年龄相关的因素来调查这些死亡的驱动因素.
研究的目的:
- 分析男性矿工中自杀或过量使用死亡率.
- 了解工人退出年龄与死亡风险之间的关联.
主要方法:
- 对11009名男性矿工进行了回顾性队列研究 (矿工柴油排气研究II).
- 根据年龄调整的死亡率 (1947-2015年) 和自杀或过量使用的危险比率 (HRs).
- 由于行业劳动力变化,分别分析了1980年以前和之后的工人退出数据.
主要成果:
- 自杀死亡率在1980-1989年达到顶峰,是一般人口的两倍多.
- 与活跃工人相比,不活跃工人的自杀或过量服用风险率是活跃工人的2.56倍.
- 1980年后,30岁前退出与自杀/过量死亡的1.57 HR有关.
结论:
- 工人退出可能会导致男性矿工的自杀或过量死亡率升高.
- 退出时的年龄较小 (特别是1980年后) 与风险增加有关.
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