Association of occupational exposures with cardiovascular disease among US Hispanics/Latinos
Heart Dec 15, 2018
Bulka CM, et al. - Researchers analyzed cross-sectional data from 7,404 diverse Hispanic/Latino workers (aged 18–74 years) across four US cities who were enrolled in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos to assess the associations of self-reported exposures to organic solvents, metals, and pesticides with cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevalence. According to findings, 6.1% of participants had CVD, suggesting that such occupational exposures could lead to CVD among Hispanic/Latino workers. The most common form of CVD reported was coronary heart disease (4.3%), followed by cerebrovascular disease (1.0%), heart failure (0.8%), and atrial fibrillation (0.7%). The prevalence ratios among individuals who reported working with pesticides were 2.18 for any CVD, 2.20 for coronary heart disease, 1.38 for cerebrovascular disease, 0.91 and 5.92 for heart failure and atrial fibrillation, respectively. An almost four-fold greater prevalence of atrial fibrillation was observed in relation to metal exposures. For organic solvent exposures, null associations were observed.
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