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Respiratory Disease Related Mortality and Morbidity on an Island of Greece Exposed to Perlite and Bentonite Mining Dust

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  • Stefanos Sampatakakis

    (Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention (HCDCP), 3-5 Agrafon street, Athens 15235, Greece)

  • Athena Linos

    (Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias street, Athens 11527, Greece
    Institute of Preventive Medicine, Environmental & Occupational Health, Prolepsis, 7 Fragoklisias street, Athens 15125, Greece)

  • Eleni Papadimitriou

    (Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias street, Athens 11527, Greece)

  • Athanasios Petralias

    (Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias street, Athens 11527, Greece
    Institute of Preventive Medicine, Environmental & Occupational Health, Prolepsis, 7 Fragoklisias street, Athens 15125, Greece
    Department of Statistics, Athens University of Economics and Business, 76 Patision street, Athens 10434, Greece)

  • Archontoula Dalma

    (Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias street, Athens 11527, Greece
    Institute of Preventive Medicine, Environmental & Occupational Health, Prolepsis, 7 Fragoklisias street, Athens 15125, Greece)

  • Eirini Saranti Papasaranti

    (Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias street, Athens 11527, Greece)

  • Eleni Christoforidou

    (Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias street, Athens 11527, Greece)

  • Melina Stoltidis

    (Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias street, Athens 11527, Greece)

Abstract

A morbidity and mortality study took place, focused on Milos Island, where perlite and bentonite mining sites are located. Official data concerning number and cause of deaths, regarding specific respiratory diseases and the total of respiratory diseases, for both Milos Island and the Cyclades Prefecture were used. Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMRs) were computed, adjusted specifically for age, gender and calendar year. Tests of linear trend were performed. By means of a predefined questionnaire, the morbidity rates of specific respiratory diseases in Milos, were compared to those of the municipality of Oinofita, an industrial region. Chi-square analysis was used and the confounding factors of age, gender and smoking were taken into account, by estimating binary logistic regression models. The SMRs for Pneumonia and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) were found elevated for both genders, although they did not reach statistical significance. For the total of respiratory diseases, a statistically significant SMR was identified regarding the decade 1989–1998. The morbidity study revealed elevated and statistically significant Odds Ratios (ORs), associated with allergic rhinitis, pneumonia, COPD and bronchiectasis. An elevated OR was also identified for asthma. After controlling for age, gender and smoking, the ORs were statistically significant and towards the same direction.

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  • Stefanos Sampatakakis & Athena Linos & Eleni Papadimitriou & Athanasios Petralias & Archontoula Dalma & Eirini Saranti Papasaranti & Eleni Christoforidou & Melina Stoltidis, 2013. "Respiratory Disease Related Mortality and Morbidity on an Island of Greece Exposed to Perlite and Bentonite Mining Dust," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 10(10), pages 1-14, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:10:y:2013:i:10:p:4982-4995:d:29466
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