Mortality and tumour morbidity among Swedish market gardeners and orchardists
(1993) In International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health 65(3). p.163-169- Abstract
- In order to investigate possible effects of exposure
to pesticides, mainly fungicides and insecticides,
we studied a cohort of 2370 subjects, who, during the
period 1965-1982, had been members of a horticulturists'
trade association (market gardeners and orchardists).
Compared to a regional reference population, total mortality
( 542 deaths; standardized mortality morbidity ratio,
SMR = 0.8 ; 95 % confidence limits, C Ls = 0.7, 0.9) and
mortality due to malignant tumours ( 133 deaths, SMR =
0.9 ; C Ls = 0.7, 1.0), and cardiovascular and respiratory
deaths were somewhat decreased Suggestive excesses in
mortality were seen for mental disorders... (More) - In order to investigate possible effects of exposure
to pesticides, mainly fungicides and insecticides,
we studied a cohort of 2370 subjects, who, during the
period 1965-1982, had been members of a horticulturists'
trade association (market gardeners and orchardists).
Compared to a regional reference population, total mortality
( 542 deaths; standardized mortality morbidity ratio,
SMR = 0.8 ; 95 % confidence limits, C Ls = 0.7, 0.9) and
mortality due to malignant tumours ( 133 deaths, SMR =
0.9 ; C Ls = 0.7, 1.0), and cardiovascular and respiratory
deaths were somewhat decreased Suggestive excesses in
mortality were seen for mental disorders and tumours of
the stomach, skin and nervous system The tumours of the
nervous system were in particular excess in the young
and middle-aged horticulturists (below age 60 ; six cases,
SMR = 2.9 ; C Ls = 1.1, 6.2) During the period 1965-
1986, the total tumour morbidity was slightly decreased
( 255 cases; SMR = 0.9 ; C Ls = 0.8, 1.0), as were gastrointestinal
and respiratory tract tumours The incidence
of melanomas was increased ( 15 cases, SMR = 2.1 ; C Ls
= 1.2, 3.5), and tumours of the female genital organs,
myelomas, and brain tumours ( 12 cases, SMR = 1.5 ;
C Ls = 0.8, 2.7) were slightly numerically elevated Brain
tumours in the young and middle-aged horticulturists ( 11
cases, SMR = 3.2 ; C Ls = 1.6, 5.7), including meningiomas
(four observed, SMR = 6.8 ; C Ls = 1.9, 17.4), were
increased, especially in the period 1975-1979 The mortality
and tumour morbidity patterns in gardeners and
orchardists, analysed separately, were similar to the patterns
in all the horticulturists The risk for brain tumours
in the young and middle-aged subjects was increased
about threefold in the gardeners, and about fivefold in
the orchardists; in particular, meningiomas were in excess
among the gardeners. (Less)
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- Littorin, Margareta LU ; Attewell, Robyn ; Skerfving, Staffan LU ; Horstmann, Vibeke LU and Möller, Torgil LU
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- 1993
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- Contribution to journal
- publication status
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- subject
- keywords
- Brain tumour, Morbidity, Mortality, Horticulturists, Pesticides
- in
- International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
- volume
- 65
- issue
- 3
- pages
- 163 - 169
- publisher
- Springer
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- scopus:0027383393
- ISSN
- 1432-1246
- language
- English
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- The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Division of Occupational Therapy (Closed 2012) (013025000), Cancer Epidemiology (013007100), Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (013078001)
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to pesticides, mainly fungicides and insecticides,<br/><br>
we studied a cohort of 2370 subjects, who, during the<br/><br>
period 1965-1982, had been members of a horticulturists'<br/><br>
trade association (market gardeners and orchardists).<br/><br>
Compared to a regional reference population, total mortality<br/><br>
( 542 deaths; standardized mortality morbidity ratio,<br/><br>
SMR = 0.8 ; 95 % confidence limits, C Ls = 0.7, 0.9) and<br/><br>
mortality due to malignant tumours ( 133 deaths, SMR =<br/><br>
0.9 ; C Ls = 0.7, 1.0), and cardiovascular and respiratory<br/><br>
deaths were somewhat decreased Suggestive excesses in<br/><br>
mortality were seen for mental disorders and tumours of<br/><br>
the stomach, skin and nervous system The tumours of the<br/><br>
nervous system were in particular excess in the young<br/><br>
and middle-aged horticulturists (below age 60 ; six cases,<br/><br>
SMR = 2.9 ; C Ls = 1.1, 6.2) During the period 1965-<br/><br>
1986, the total tumour morbidity was slightly decreased<br/><br>
( 255 cases; SMR = 0.9 ; C Ls = 0.8, 1.0), as were gastrointestinal<br/><br>
and respiratory tract tumours The incidence<br/><br>
of melanomas was increased ( 15 cases, SMR = 2.1 ; C Ls<br/><br>
= 1.2, 3.5), and tumours of the female genital organs,<br/><br>
myelomas, and brain tumours ( 12 cases, SMR = 1.5 ;<br/><br>
C Ls = 0.8, 2.7) were slightly numerically elevated Brain<br/><br>
tumours in the young and middle-aged horticulturists ( 11<br/><br>
cases, SMR = 3.2 ; C Ls = 1.6, 5.7), including meningiomas<br/><br>
(four observed, SMR = 6.8 ; C Ls = 1.9, 17.4), were<br/><br>
increased, especially in the period 1975-1979 The mortality<br/><br>
and tumour morbidity patterns in gardeners and<br/><br>
orchardists, analysed separately, were similar to the patterns<br/><br>
in all the horticulturists The risk for brain tumours<br/><br>
in the young and middle-aged subjects was increased<br/><br>
about threefold in the gardeners, and about fivefold in<br/><br>
the orchardists; in particular, meningiomas were in excess<br/><br>
among the gardeners.}},
author = {{Littorin, Margareta and Attewell, Robyn and Skerfving, Staffan and Horstmann, Vibeke and Möller, Torgil}},
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keywords = {{Brain tumour; Morbidity; Mortality; Horticulturists; Pesticides}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{3}},
pages = {{163--169}},
publisher = {{Springer}},
series = {{International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health}},
title = {{Mortality and tumour morbidity among Swedish market gardeners and orchardists}},
url = {{http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8282414}},
volume = {{65}},
year = {{1993}},
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