Professional drivers in London: a mortality study

A total of 3392 professional drivers in London were followed up in a prospective mortality study. There were significantly fewer deaths than expected from all causes (SMR 91, p less than 0.05), circulatory disease (SMR 75, p less than 0.05), and accidents (SMR 61, p less than 0.05). Lorry drivers sh...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1988-07, Vol.45 (7), p.483-486
Hauptverfasser:	Balarajan, R, McDowall, M E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Automobile Driving Biological and medical sciences Boroughs Cancer Cardiovascular Diseases - mortality Censuses Death Epidemiology General aspects Humans London Lung neoplasms Male Medical sciences Mortality Myocardial ischemia Neoplasms - mortality Occupational Diseases - mortality Prospective Studies Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Respiration Disorders - mortality Taxi drivers Tobacco smoking Urinary bladder
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Zusammenfassung:	A total of 3392 professional drivers in London were followed up in a prospective mortality study. There were significantly fewer deaths than expected from all causes (SMR 91, p less than 0.05), circulatory disease (SMR 75, p less than 0.05), and accidents (SMR 61, p less than 0.05). Lorry drivers showed excess deaths from stomach cancer (SMR 141, p less than 0.05), lung cancer (SMR 159, p less than 0.05), bronchitis, emphysema, and asthma (SMR 143, p less than 0.05), a pattern not evident among taxi drivers. Mortality from bladder cancers, leukaemia, and other lymphatic cancers were raised in taxi drivers, though the results did not achieve statistical significance. The importance of the findings is discussed.
ISSN:	0007-1072 1351-0711 1470-7926
DOI:	10.1136/oem.45.7.483