IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jijerp/v14y2017i3p269-d92391.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Mortality in Miners with Coal-Workers’ Pneumoconiosis in the Czech Republic in the Period 1992–2013

Author

Listed:
  • Hana Tomášková

    (Institute of Public Health, Ostrava 70200, Czech Republic
    Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava 70103, Czech Republic)

  • Anna Šplíchalová

    (Institute of Public Health, Ostrava 70200, Czech Republic)

  • Hana Šlachtová

    (Institute of Public Health, Ostrava 70200, Czech Republic)

  • Pavel Urban

    (The National Institute of Public Health, Prague 10042, Czech Republic
    Department of Occupational Medicine, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague 12108, Czech Republic)

  • Zdeňka Hajduková

    (Clinic of Occupational Health and Preventive Medicine, University Hospital in Ostrava, Ostrava 70852, Czech Republic)

  • Irena Landecká

    (Centre of Occupational Medicine, Miners’ Hospital in Karvina, Karvina 73506, Czech Republic)

  • Rostislav Gromnica

    (Department of Occupational Medicine, Miners’ Clinic, Ostrava 70200, Czech Republic)

  • Petr Brhel

    (Department of Occupational Medicine, St. Anne’s University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University in Brno, Brno 62500, Czech Republic)

  • Daniela Pelclová

    (Department of Occupational Medicine, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague 12108, Czech Republic)

  • Zdeněk Jirák

    (Institute of Public Health, Ostrava 70200, Czech Republic
    Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava 70103, Czech Republic)

Abstract

While working underground, miners are exposed to a number of risk factors that have a negative impact on their health and may be a cause of an increased mortality in miners. The aim of the study was to compare total and specific mortality in black coal miners with acknowledged coal-workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP) and without CWP, and the mortality of the general male population in the Czech Republic in the period 1992–2013. The sample consisted of 3476 coal miners with CWP and 6687 ex-coal miners without CWP, who were removed after achieving the maximum permissible exposure (MPE). The mortality risk differences were analyzed with the use of the standardized mortality ratio (SMR) and 95% confidence interval. Significantly higher total mortality (SMR = 1.10; 95% CI: 1.02–1.17), and mortality from malignant neoplasm (SMR = 1.16; 95% CI: 1.03–1.30), lung cancers (SMR = 1.70; 95% CI: 1.41–2.04), and non-malignant respiratory diseases (SMR = 2.78; 95% CI: 2.32–3.31) were found in the sample of coal miners with CWP. In this sample, the severity of CWP was assessed, and the SMR increased with the severity of CWP. The total (SMR = 0.86; 95% CI: 0.82–0.91) and specific mortality of miners without CWP were not higher compared with the general population. In the case where the miners were removed from underground work after achieving the MPE (without CWP), their mortality was not higher than that of the general population, but the mortality of miners with CWP was higher compared to the general population. This mortality was affected by malignant and non-malignant respiratory diseases.

Suggested Citation

  • Hana Tomášková & Anna Šplíchalová & Hana Šlachtová & Pavel Urban & Zdeňka Hajduková & Irena Landecká & Rostislav Gromnica & Petr Brhel & Daniela Pelclová & Zdeněk Jirák, 2017. "Mortality in Miners with Coal-Workers’ Pneumoconiosis in the Czech Republic in the Period 1992–2013," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-12, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:14:y:2017:i:3:p:269-:d:92391
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/14/3/269/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/14/3/269/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Costello, J. & Ortmeyer, C.E. & Morgan, W.K., 1974. "Mortality from lung cancer in U.S. coal miners," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 64(3), pages 222-224.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Hana Tomášková & Jaroslav Horáček & Hana Šlachtová & Anna Šplíchalová & Petra Riedlová & Andrea Dalecká & Zdeněk Jirák & Rastislav Maďar, 2022. "Analysis of Histopathological Findings of Lung Carcinoma in Czech Black Coal Miners in Association with Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(2), pages 1-10, January.
    2. Mei Yong, 2018. "Comment on Tomaskova et al. Mortality in Miners with Coal-Workers’ Pneumoconiosis in the Czech Republic in the Period 1992–2013. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health , 2017, 14 , 269," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-3, February.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.

      Corrections

      All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:14:y:2017:i:3:p:269-:d:92391. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

      If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

      If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

      If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

      For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

      Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

      IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.