Risks of Leukemia in Various Industrial Groups in Korea: A Retrospective National Cohort Study

Won-Tae Lee, Woo-Ri Lee, Wanhyung Lee, Jin-Ha Yoon () and Jongin Lee ()
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Won-Tae Lee: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
Woo-Ri Lee: Division of Cancer Control and Policy, National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang 10408, Republic of Korea
Wanhyung Lee: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21565, Republic of Korea
Jin-Ha Yoon: Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
Jongin Lee: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul 06591, Republic of Korea

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 2, 1-9

Abstract: It is known that occupational exposure to specific agents is associated with leukemia. However, whether the occupational risks of leukemia differ among various industrial groups remains unclear. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to elucidate the occupational risks of leukemia among different worker groups by industry. Data for a total of 11,050,398 people from the National Health Insurance System’s claim data from 2007 to 2015 were analyzed. By cohort inclusion of workers whose industry had not changed for three years and with total workers as a control group, the risk for a specific industry group was expressed as an age-standardized incidence ratio (SIR). Among groups by industry, ’Manufacture of motor vehicles and engines for motor vehicles’, ’Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories’, and ’Personal care services’ showed significantly higher SIRs. In division analysis, the ’Manufacture of other machinery and equipment’ and ’Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities’ divisions showed significantly higher SIRs than other divisions. We identified an increased risk of leukemia in workers of certain industries in Korea. Based on the results of this study, it is necessary to create a policy to protect workers at risk of leukemia. Various additional studies are needed to protect workers by revealing more precise relationships between individual hazardous substances, processes, and leukemia.

Keywords: leukemia; industry; occupational risk; standardized incidence ratio (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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