出版社：Norsk forening for epidemiologi - The Norwegian Epidemiological Association
摘要：ABSTRACTObjectives: Methods: Results: Conclusion: Key terms: Angina pectoris, cardiovascular diseases, grinding, ischemic heart disease, metal workers,myocardial infarction, stainless steel, weldingIn accord with some other studies, the results of the study support a hypothesis that there maybe a relation between exposure factors to which stainless steel metal workers are exposed and an increasedrisk of ischemic heart disease.There were 236 men from the study group and 989 men from the control group who fulfilled theinclusion criteria, and who answered the questionnaires. The bivariate analysis showed that the study grouphad an increased age and smoking adjusted prevalence of "chest pain on exercise" and "angina pectoris"with ratios 2.3 (95% CI 1.5–4.9) and 2.6 (95% 1.2–5.7) respectively. When using multiple logistic regressionanalysis with control for potential confounding factors, the odds ratios for the study group as comparedto the control group, were 2.6 (95% CI 1.3–5.3) for "chest pain on exercise", 2.5 (95% CI 1.1–5.8) for"angina pectoris", and 2.4 (95% CI 1.1–4.9) for myocardial infarction. The only explanatory variable whichshowed statistically significant increased odds ratios for all three outcome variables was work with grinding,with 2.4 (95% CI 1.0–5.5), 3.3 (1.3–8.5), and 2.5 (1.1–5.9) respectively.All the men who had worked at the plant for more than one year since 1960, and who were underthe age of 70 years at the time of the study, were included in the study group. The control group wasrandomly selected from the male population of the same town, and was categorically matched for age. A selfadministered questionnaire was used to collect information on the occurrence of CVD and related symptoms,background variables, and exposure factors. The validity of the outcome variables for a subgroup ofthe participants was checked with their appointed general practitioners. This validation revealed a low sensitivityand a high specificity for the outcome variables “chest pain on exercise” and “angina pectoris”, whilefor “myocardial infarction” both the sensitivity and the specificity of the answers given were high.To investigate whether there was an increased morbidity from cardiovascular diseases (CVD)among welders and other workers at a stainless steel welding factory, and, if so, to see whether morbiditycould be linked to specific exposure factors.
