Basic data on a cohort of 248 087 Swedish male construction workers
| Exposure | Subjects (n) | Person- years (n) | S (%) | XS (%) | NS (%) | US (%) | Year of birth | HT* (%) | BMI (kg/m2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S, smokers; XS, ex-smokers; NS, never-smokers; US, persons with unknown smoking habits. | |||||||||
| Note that an individual can occur in more than one category. | |||||||||
| *Fraction of the population with hypertension. | |||||||||
| †Mean (standard deviation). | |||||||||
| Controls | 71778 | 1444711 | 36.8 | 13.4 | 44.2 | 5.7 | 1948 (15)† | 18.7 | 23.5 (2.8)† |
| Inorganic dust | 146596 | 3011873 | 41.7 | 14.5 | 37.6 | 6.3 | 1944 (17) | 23.2 | 23.7 (3.3) |
| Gases and irritants | 50143 | 967456 | 38.9 | 13.1 | 42.9 | 5.3 | 1947 (17) | 21.1 | 23.4 (3.1) |
| Fumes | 64951 | 1343613 | 44.1 | 14.9 | 33.4 | 7.5 | 1944 (15) | 23.0 | 24.0 (3.3) |
| Wood dust | 20854 | 400238 | 35.2 | 13.3 | 46.0 | 5.5 | 1946 (18) | 21.5 | 23.5 (3.1) |
| Occupational exposure to air pollution | 176309 | 3303231 | 42.1 | 14.4 | 37.1 | 6.4 | 1944 (17) | 22.9 | 23.8 (2.7) |