Study type:
Epidemiological study
Occupational exposures and parkinsonism among Shanghai women textile workers
epidem.
By:
Checkoway H, Ilango S, Li W, Ray RM, Tanner CM, Hu SC, Wang X, Nielsen S, Gao DL, Thomas DB
Published in: Am J Ind Med 2018; 61 (11): 886-892
Aim of study (acc. to author)
Endpoint/type of risk estimation
Exposure
Assessment
Exposure groups
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Group
|
Description
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Reference group 1
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< 37.04 µT-years
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Group 2
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37.04 - 108.27 µT-years
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Group 3
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> 108.27 µT-years
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Population
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Group:
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Age:
51–86 years
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Characteristics:
retired cotton factory female workers
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Study location:
China (Shanghai)
Study size
| Type |
Value |
| Total |
2,400 |
| Participants |
823 |
Other:
537 of 1100 selected women of the exposed group and 286 of 1300 women of the unexposed group took part in the study
Statistical analysis method:
(
adjustment:
)
Results (acc. to author)
Study funded by
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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), North Carolina, USA
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