Time trend in hospitalised chronic lower respiratory diseases among Danish building and construction workers, 1981-2009: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To show trends in age-standardised hospital admission ratios (SHR) for chronic lower respiratory diseases, estimated for Danish construction workers over three time periods (1981-1990, 1991-2000, 2001-2009).

Design

Within consecutive cohorts of all male building and construction workers in Denmark, selected occupations: bricklayers, carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers and 'other construction workers' were followed up for hospitalisation due to chronic lower respiratory diseases. SHR was calculated for each occupation and time period. Time trend was calculated for construction workers at large using Poisson regression.

Setting

Denmark.

Participants

All gainfully employed male building and construction workers aged 20 or more.

Primary and s

SUBMITTER: Tuchsen F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3533034 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature