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Drillers and mill operators in an open-pit gold mine are at risk for impaired lung function

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, May 2016
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Title
Drillers and mill operators in an open-pit gold mine are at risk for impaired lung function
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Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, May 2016
DOI 10.1186/s12995-016-0114-9
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Denis Vinnikov

Abstract

Occupational studies of associations of exposures with impaired lung function in mining settings are built on exposure assessment and far less often on workplace approach, so the aim of this study was to identify vulnerable occupational groups for early lung function reduction in a cohort of healthy young miners. Data from annual screening lung function tests in gold mining company in Kyrgyzstan were linked to occupations. We compared per cent predicted forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC) and FEV1/FVC between occupational groups and tested selected occupations in multivariate regression adjusted for smoking and work duration for the following outcomes: FEV1 < 80 %, FEV1/FVC < 70 % and both. 1550 tests of permanent workers of 41 occupations (mean age 40.5 ± 9.2 years, 29.8 % never smokers) were included in the analysis. The mean overall VC was 103.0 ± 12.9 %; FVC 109.1 ± 13.0 % and FEV1 100.2 ± 25.9 %. Drillers and smoking food handlers had the lowest FEV1%. In non-smokers, the lowest FEV1 was in drillers (94.9 ± 11.3 % compared to 115.2 ± 17.7 % in engineers). Drillers (adjusted odds ratio (OR) 1.53 (95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.11-2.09)) and mill operators (OR 2.01 (1.13-3.57)) were at greater risk of obstructive ventilation pattern (FEV1/FVC < 70 %). Drilling and mill operations are the highest risk jobs in an open-pit mine for reduced lung function. Occupational medical clinic at site should follow-up workers in these occupations with depth and strongly recommend smoking cessation.

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Unknown 28 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 7 25%
Other 3 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 11%
Professor 2 7%
Other 4 14%
Unknown 6 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 9 32%
Engineering 4 14%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 7%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 7%
Chemical Engineering 1 4%
Other 2 7%
Unknown 8 29%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 May 2016.
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#5
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