Case-Control Study of Occupational Acute Myeloid Leukemia in the Republic of Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We conducted a case-control study to identify high-risk occupations and exposure to occupational hazards for acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

Methods

When patients with AML admitted to the Department of Hematology in the study hospital for the first time are referred to the Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, data on occupation are collected by investigators to evaluate work-relatedness. Community-based controls were recruited through an online survey agency, and four controls per case were matched. Occupational information was estimated using structured questionnaires covering 27 specific occupations and 32 exposure agents. Conditional logistic regression analysis was performed by pairing cases and controls.

Results

In the analysis of the r

SUBMITTER: Park MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10770274 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature