Occupational risk factors for laryngeal carcinoma

A case-control study of occupational risk factors and laryngeal carcinoma was conducted in Connecticut. Using hospital records, 181 white male general surgery controls were individually matched on age, year and hospital of admission, county of residence, smoking status and tobacco type at time of ad...

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Published in:American journal of epidemiology 1983-01, Vol.118 (3), p.431-431
Main Author: Zagraniski, R
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A case-control study of occupational risk factors and laryngeal carcinoma was conducted in Connecticut. Using hospital records, 181 white male general surgery controls were individually matched on age, year and hospital of admission, county of residence, smoking status and tobacco type at time of admission, to 92 white male cases, diagnosed between 1975 and 1980 and alive at the time of the study, for a total of 89 triplets and three pairs. When several occupations and industries were studied using a conditional linear logistic model controlling the effects of tobacco and alcohol, machinists were found to have a significantly elevated odds ratio. Duration of employment as a machinist was significantly related to disease status. The data do not support the hypotheses that asbestos and nickel are risk factors for laryngeal carcinoma. The joint effects of tobacco and alcohol were found to be consistent with prior research.
ISSN:0002-9262