Citation

Hedberg G, Jacobsson KA, Langendoen S, Nyström L. J. Hum. Ergol. (Tokyo) 1991; 20(1): 1-5.

Affiliation

Division of Applied Work Physiology, National Institute of Occupational Health, Umeå, Sweden.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Human Ergology Research Association, Publisher University of Tokyo Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1820376

Abstract

The aim of the investigation was to study mortality from circulatory diseases, especially ischaemic heart disease (IHD), in a cohort of Swedish professional drivers. The cohort included 1,731 male members of the Swedish Transport Workers Union. During the follow-up period, 1974-1985, 123 drivers died. Information concerning the cause of death was acquired from the Cause-of-Death Register. Standardized Mortality Ratio (SMR) for circulatory diseases and ischaemic heart disease were significantly higher among professional drivers (SMR = 127 and 138, respectively) than in the reference group consisting of Swedish males.

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