Mortality from ischaemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease
| Exposure | Ischaemic heart disease | Cerebrovascular diseases | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | RR (95% CI) | n | RR (95% CI) | |
| Analysed with the person-years method adjusted for smoking, age, hypertension and body mass index. | ||||
| Controls | 1790 | 1.0 | 496 | 1.0 |
| Occupational exposure to particulate air pollution | 7879 | 1.12 (1.10 to 1.14) | 1974 | 0.97 (0.93 to 1.01) |
| Inorganic dust | 6224 | 1.13 (1.10 to 1.16) | 1552 | 0.97 (0.92 to 1.02) |
| Gases and irritants | 1771 | 1.12 (1.07 to 1.17) | 467 | 0.98 (0.89 to 1.07) |
| Fumes | 2497 | 1.12 (1.08 to 1.16) | 616 | 1.03 (0.95 to 1.11) |
| Diesel exhaust | 1720 | 1.18 (1.13 to 1.24) | 423 | 1.09 (0.99 to 1.20) |
| Asphalt fumes | 171 | 1.12 (0.96 to 1.30) | 45 | 1.18 (0.86 to 1.58) |
| Metal fumes | 831 | 1.01 (0.95 to 1.08) | 205 | 0.92 (0.80 to 1.05) |
| Wood dust | 786 | 1.12 (1.04 to 1.20) | 201 | 0.91 (0.79 to 1.04) |