Rationale, design and baseline results of the Guangxi manganese-exposed workers healthy cohort (GXMEWHC) study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the relationship between biomarkers of exposure, disease and susceptibility, and early health effects and long-term diseases related to occupational manganese (Mn) exposure.

Design

Baseline survey of a longitudinal cohort study of workers in a ferromanganese refinery.

Participants

A total of 1888 individuals (1197 men, 691 women; average seniority 15.34 years) were enrolled in the Guangxi manganese-exposed workers healthy cohort (GXMEWHC) study. Participants were between 18 and 60 years of age (mean 40.31 years), had worked in the ferromanganese refinery for at least 1 year and lived in the local area.

Results

The GXMEWHC study included a baseline survey. Participants were divided into four groups according to manganese (Mn) cumulative ex

SUBMITTER: Lv Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4091505 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature