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- The study examined mortality rates among 3,911 geologists in North-Western Russia from 1977 to 1992.
- Male geologists experienced a 21.7 times higher mortality risk from hypertension compared to the general population, while females had a 25.4 times higher risk.
- Drill workers showed the highest mortality risk, linked to factors like rheumatism and vascular diseases, with male geophysicists at increased risk for prostatic cancer and female geophysicists for uterine cancer.
Article Abstract
The study covered mortality among a cohort of geologists working in North-Western Russia. The cohort included 3911 geologists, geophysicists and drillers, whose life was followed during 1977-1992. The standardized relative mortality risk with all death causes equalled 0.58 in general. Risk of mortality with hypertension in the male geologists was 21.7 times higher and for the female ones-25.4 times higher than for general population. Definite dependence between the stronger effects and the longer length of service was seen. The highest standardized relative mortality risk appeared among the drillers. Occupational risk factors for geologists reliably increase risk of mortality with active rheumatism, diseases involving arteries, veins and lymphatic vessels. The male geophysicists tend to have higher incidence of prostatic cancer, and female ones-higher incidence of uterine carcinoma.
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