SynthesisInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2015
Risk of ischemic heart disease following occupational exposure to welding fumes: a systematic review with meta-analysis.
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- Welding Fumes, a Risk Factor for Lung Diseases.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
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- Longitudinal changes in cardiovascular disease-related proteins in welders.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2024Article
- Occupational particle exposure and chronic kidney disease: a cohort study in Swedish construction workers.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2024Article
- Environmental Stressors and the PINE Network: Can Physical Environmental Stressors Drive Long-Term Physical and Mental Health Risks?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Occupational exposure to particles and biomarkers of cardiovascular disease-during work and after vacation.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2022Article
- Effect of occupational exposure to welding fumes and noise on heart rate variability: An exposed-unexposed study on welders and airport workers' population.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- An occupational exposure limit for welding fumes is urgently needed.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2022Article
- Effects of mild steel welding fume particles on pulmonary epithelial inflammation and endothelial activation.Toxicology and industrial health · 2020Article
- A study of atherothrombotic biomarkers in welders.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2019Article
- [Workers especially sensitive to cardiovascular risk].Revista espanola de salud publica · 2019Article
- Occupational exposure to particles and mitochondrial DNA - relevance for blood pressure.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2017Article
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Abstract
purposeAir pollution has been linked to an increased risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD), but less is known about occupational exposure to welding fumes and the risk of IHD. The objective of this paper was to review the epidemiological evidence on causal links between welding fume exposure and risk of IHD and to investigate whether the risk of IHD depends on specific welding characteristics.
methodsA systematic search in Medline 1979-2013 and EMBASE 1974-2013 identified 18 epidemiological studies with at least one risk estimate of IHD morbidity or mortality among workers exposed to welding fumes. Following an assessment of completeness of reporting, confounding, and bias, each risk estimate was characterized as more or less reliable. Pooled risk estimates were computed across studies by random effect meta-analyses.
resultsThe weighted relative risk (RR) for IHD following exposure to welding fumes was 1.09 [95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.00, 1.19]. We calculated a RR of 1.39 (95 % CI 0.96, 2.02) among studies using an internal reference group and 1.08 (95 % CI 0.99, 1.18) for studies using an external reference group. An increased risk was observed for acute myocardial infarction RR = 1.69 (95 % CI 1.18, 2.42) and other IHDs RR = 1.06 (95 % CI 0.98, 1.14). There was too limited evidence to evaluate the risk of IHD related to specific welding characteristics.
conclusionSeveral studies indicate that welding is associated with a moderately increased risk of IHD; however, bias and confounding cannot be ruled out with reasonable confidence.
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