SynthesisInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2009
Prostate cancer and driving occupations: could whole body vibration play a role?
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Effects of whole-body vibration on reproductive physiology in a rat model of whole-body vibration.Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part A · 2022Article
- Occupational Risk Factors for Prostate Cancer: A Meta-analysis.Journal of cancer prevention · 2019Review
- Usual adult occupation and risk of prostate cancer in West African men: the Ghana Prostate Study.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2019Article
- Systemic Effects of Segmental Vibration in an Animal Model of Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2018Article
- Health effects associated with occupational exposure to hand-arm or whole body vibration.Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part B, Critical reviews · 2018Review
- The combined fatigue effects of sequential exposure to seated whole body vibration and physical, mental, or concurrent work demands.PloS one · 2017Article
- Occupation, industry, and the risk of prostate cancer: a case-control study in Montréal, Canada.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2016Article
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Abstract
purposeTo summarize the literature on the risk of prostate cancer in whole body vibration (WBV) related occupations and estimate a combined meta-rate ratio.
methodsA systematic review and meta-analysis of five case-control and three cohort studies published between 1996 and 2004 was conducted. A pooled relative risk (RR) estimate was calculated and the studies were evaluated for homogeneity and publication bias.
resultsThe overall pooled RR estimate was 1.14 (95% CI 0.99-1.30) for the random effects model, based on 17 estimates of relative risk from the eight studies. Significant heterogeneity was found. There was no indication of publication bias.
conclusionsThe increased, though not statistically significant pooled RR for prostate cancer obtained in this meta-analysis indicates that occupational exposure to WBV cannot be ruled out as a possible risk factor for the disease. However, all included studies involved driving occupations with exposure to other risk factors for prostate cancer. Therefore, further epidemiologic studies are needed to better understand this association.
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