Analysis on the industry characteristics of newly diagnosed occupational pneumoconiosis in Foshan City, 2007-2021
- Author:
XU Zhi heng SU Shi biao TAN Qiang CHEN Wan xia DENG Na LI Hong li XIE Ying qing
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Pneumoconiosis Occupational disease Dust Industry characteristics Scattered distribution Clustered ;
- From:
China Occupational Medicine
2022;52(04):435-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Abstract: Objective
To analyze the industry characteristics of new occupational pneumoconiosis in Foshan from 2007 to
Methods
2021. The data of new cases of occupational pneumoconiosis in Foshan City from 2007 to 2021 were obtained from
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the China Disease Prevention and Control Information System subsystem the Occupational Disease and Health Hazardous
”, Results
Factors Monitoring Information System and the industry characteristics of the cases were analyzed. From 2007 to
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2021 there were 886 new cases of occupational pneumoconiosis in Foshan mainly include silicosis 68.3% in males
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94.2% and stage Ⅰ pneumoconiosis cases 75.9% . The median age of cases at the time of diagnosed disease was 47 years
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old and the median working age of dust exposure was 11.2 years. The enterprises where all cases are located involve eight top
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industry categories of which manufacturing industry accounted for 97.6% and 30 major industry categories of which non
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metallic mineral products industry was the highest 60.5% . There were 554 sporadic cases and 332 cluster cases and the
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industries were mainly non-metallic mineral products accounting for 55.0% and 69.6% respectively.
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Occupational pneumoconiosis in Foshan is dominated by silicosis and the key industries are non metallic mineral products.