Cancer incidence among male construction workers in Korea: a standardized incidence ratio analysis, 2009-2015.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Construction workers face an elevated risk for several types of cancer. Nevertheless, there is a lack of large-scale epidemiological studies examining the risk of all cancers in construction workers. This study aimed to investigate the risk of various cancers in male construction workers using the Korean National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) database.

Methods

We used data from the NHIS database from 2009 to 2015. Construction workers were identified using the Korean Standard Industrial Classification code. We calculated the age-standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for cancer occurrence in male construction workers compared to all male workers.

Results

Compared to all male workers, the SIRs for esophageal cancer (SIR, 1.

SUBMITTER: Shin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10482566 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature