In:
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Wiley, Vol. 57, No. 8 ( 2014-08), p. 896-905
Kurzfassung:
Following preliminary evidence from observational studies, we test the potential relationship between whole‐body vibration (WBV) and prostate cancer in a cohort study. Methods WBV exposure was assigned based on occupation in 1991 and 1,107,700 participants were followed for incident prostate cancer until the end of 2003. Adjusted hazard rate ratios (HRs) were calculated using Cox proportional hazards modeling. Results 17,922 incident prostate cancer cases were observed. WBV‐exposed men in Natural and Applied Sciences Occupations had a 37% elevated risk of prostate cancer (95% CI 1.09–1.72) and WBV‐exposed men in Trades, Transport, and Equipment Operators Occupations had a 9% reduced risk (95% CI 0.86–0.97). Independent of WBV exposure, small but significant differences in risk were seen for several occupational categories. Conclusions We found no consistent relationship between WBV and prostate cancer. Further research could focus on other exposures or specific occupations in the studied categories to determine what may be contributing to the observed differences in prostate cancer risk. Am. J. Ind. Med. 57:896–905, 2014. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0271-3586
,
1097-0274
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
Wiley
Publikationsdatum:
2014
ZDB Id:
1491156-5
