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8074124

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-9-29
pubmed:abstractText
To address the hypotheses that electrical workers are exposed to higher magnetic fields and are at higher risk of leukemia than nonelectrical workers, we performed a registry-based case-control study among men aged 20-64 years with known occupation who were diagnosed with cancer in Los Angeles County between 1972 and 1990. Controls were men with cancers other than those of the central nervous system or leukemia. Magnetic field measurements on workers in each electrical occupation and in a random sample of occupations presumed to be nonelectrical were used to estimate magnetic field exposures for each occupation. Among men in electrical occupations, 121 leukemias were diagnosed. With the exception of electrical engineers, magnetic field exposures were higher among workers in electrical occupations than in nonelectrical occupations. A weakly positive trend in leukemia risk across average occupational magnetic field exposure was observed (odds ratio [OR] per 10 milligauss increase in average magnetic field = 1.2, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.0-1.5). A slightly stronger association was observed for chronic myloid leukemia, although only 28 cases occurred among electrical workers (OR 10 milligauss increase = 1.6, 95% CI = 1.2-2.0). The results were not materially altered by adjustment for exposure to several agents known or suspected to cause leukemia. Although not conclusive, these results are consistent with findings from studies based on job title alone that electrical workers may be at slightly increased risk of leukemia.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0271-3586
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
47-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Exposure to magnetic fields among electrical workers in relation to leukemia risk in Los Angeles County.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90033.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't