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Prostate cancer and driving occupations: could whole body vibration play a role?

Authors: Erin Young, Nancy Kreiger, Jim Purdham, Andrea Sass-Kortsak

Published in: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health | Issue 5/2009

Abstract

Purpose

To summarize the literature on the risk of prostate cancer in whole body vibration (WBV) related occupations and estimate a combined meta-rate ratio.

Methods

A systematic review and meta-analysis of five case–control and three cohort studies published between 1996 and 2004 was conducted. A pooled relative risk (RR) estimate was calculated and the studies were evaluated for homogeneity and publication bias.

Results

The overall pooled RR estimate was 1.14 (95% CI 0.99–1.30) for the random effects model, based on 17 estimates of relative risk from the eight studies. Significant heterogeneity was found. There was no indication of publication bias.

Conclusions

The increased, though not statistically significant pooled RR for prostate cancer obtained in this meta-analysis indicates that occupational exposure to WBV cannot be ruled out as a possible risk factor for the disease. However, all included studies involved driving occupations with exposure to other risk factors for prostate cancer. Therefore, further epidemiologic studies are needed to better understand this association.

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Title: Prostate cancer and driving occupations: could whole body vibration play a role?
Authors: Erin Young
Nancy Kreiger
Jim Purdham
Andrea Sass-Kortsak
Publication date: 01-04-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health / Issue 5/2009
Print ISSN: 0340-0131
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1246
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-009-0403-z

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