Health conditions in retired manual labor miners and oil and gas extraction workers: National Health Interview Survey, 2007-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Within the mining industrial sector, workers in the mining and oil and gas extraction (OGE) industries have demonstrated disparities in chronic health status compared with the general working population. However, we know much less about miner and OGE worker health once retired. This study separately compares chronic illnesses in retired miners and OGE workers with all other retirees.

Methods

National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) public data were analyzed for the years 2007-2017 to estimate weighted unadjusted and adjusted prevalence of selected health conditions (cancer, cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension, respiratory conditions, health status, and hearing loss) in retirees. Three retired worker groups (miners, OGE, and other retire

SUBMITTER: Robinson T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7796958 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature