Investigation on diagnosis of pneumoconiosis in non-coal mining industry in Jiangsu Province.
10.3760/cma.j.cn121094-20210316-00146
- Author:
Cun Hua FAN
1
;
Lang ZHOU
2
;
Li Zhuang XIE
3
;
Meng YE
4
;
Bao Li ZHU
2
;
Heng Dong ZHANG
2
;
Yuan ZHAO
2
;
Lei HAN
2
Author Information
1. Director's Office, Jiangyan District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Taizhou City, Taizhou 225500, China.
2. Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Institute, Jiangsu Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210028, China.
3. Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Institute, Jiangsu Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing 210028, China Jiangsu Preventive Medicine Association, Nanjing 210009, China.
4. National Institute for Occupational Health and Poison Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Age of diagnosis;
Duration of dust exposure;
Jiangsu Province;
Non-coal mines;
Occupational diseases;
Pneumoconiosis
- MeSH:
Adult;
Coal Mining;
Dust;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Occupational Diseases/epidemiology*;
Occupational Exposure/adverse effects*;
Pneumoconiosis/epidemiology*;
Silicosis/epidemiology*
- From:
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases
2022;40(5):358-361
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective: To understand the incidence of pneumoconiosis in the non-coal mining industry in Jiangsu Province, and provide reference for the prevention and control of pneumoconiosis in the non-coal mining industry. Methods: The data of 7019 newly diagnosed pneumoconiosis patients in non-coal mining industry in Jiangsu Province from January 1956 to December 2019 were collected through the Jiangsu Province Pneumoconiosis Follow-up Network Report System, including the gender of the pneumoconiosis patients, the name of the employer and the location, the industry classification of the employer, the duration of dust exposure in dust exposure, the name of occupational pneumoconiosis disease, the date of diagnosis of pneumoconiosis, etc. The collected case data of patients with pneumoconiosis were entered into the statistical software, and the characteristics of the patients' diagnosis time, region and industry were analyzed. Results: The number of confirmed pneumoconiosis patients in the non-coal mining industry in Jiangsu Province was mostly in 2007 (395 cases) , concentrated in Wuxi City (40.96%, 2875/7019) and Suzhou City (27.72%, 1946/7019) . The industries to which the patients belonged were mainly non-metallic mining and dressing (60.95%, 4278/7019) , and the most common type of pneumoconiosis was silicosis (96.40%, 6766/7019) . The patients were mainly stageⅠpneumoconiosis (61.33%, 4305/7019) . There were statistically significant differences in the mean age of diagnosis and the average duration of dust exposure among patients with different pneumoconiosis stages (P<0.01) . The differences in the average diagnosis age and the average duration of dust exposure of patients with different types of pneumoconiosis were statistically significant (P<0.05) , the mean age of diagnosis and the average duration of dust exposure of electric welders were the smallest, which were (44.92±7.74) years old and (17.38±10.15) years, respectively. Conclusion: The regional and industry distribution characteristics of new pneumoconiosis patients in the non-coal mining industry in Jiangsu Province are obvious, and attention should be paid to the treatment of pneumoconiosis patients with young diagnosed age and short duration of dust exposure, as well as the personal protection and health protection of front-line workers such as electric welders who are exposed to productive dust in a short period of time.
