Background: It has been proposed that vinyl chloride exposure is associated with increased risk of death from cirrhosis, although epidemiologic evidence is limited. Methods: We analyzed the risk of death from cirrhosis by occupational vinyl chloride exposure by conducting a meta-analysis on seven available studies, including more than 40,000 workers exposed to vinyl chloride mostly in North America and Europe, with a total of 203 deaths from cirrhosis. Results: All epidemiological studies on vinyl chloride exposure and risk of death from cirrhosis resulted in an overall relative risk of 0.73 (95% confidence interval 0.61-0.87). Thus, the epidemiologic evidence does not suggest an excess mortality from cirrhosis in vinyl chloride-exposed workers; this is consistent with histopathological observations in livers of angiosarcoma patients and of vinyl chloride-exposed rodents revealing no signs of cirrhosis. Conclusion: Overall, our findings indicate the absence of increased risk of death from cirrhosis in vinyl chloride-exposed workers. © 2012 Editrice Gastroenterologica Italiana S.r.l.
Frullanti, E., La Vecchia, C., Boffetta, P., Zocchetti, C. (2012). Vinyl chloride exposure and cirrhosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASE, 44(9), 775-779 [10.1016/j.dld.2012.02.007].
Vinyl chloride exposure and cirrhosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
FRULLANTI, ELISA;
2012-01-01
Abstract
Background: It has been proposed that vinyl chloride exposure is associated with increased risk of death from cirrhosis, although epidemiologic evidence is limited. Methods: We analyzed the risk of death from cirrhosis by occupational vinyl chloride exposure by conducting a meta-analysis on seven available studies, including more than 40,000 workers exposed to vinyl chloride mostly in North America and Europe, with a total of 203 deaths from cirrhosis. Results: All epidemiological studies on vinyl chloride exposure and risk of death from cirrhosis resulted in an overall relative risk of 0.73 (95% confidence interval 0.61-0.87). Thus, the epidemiologic evidence does not suggest an excess mortality from cirrhosis in vinyl chloride-exposed workers; this is consistent with histopathological observations in livers of angiosarcoma patients and of vinyl chloride-exposed rodents revealing no signs of cirrhosis. Conclusion: Overall, our findings indicate the absence of increased risk of death from cirrhosis in vinyl chloride-exposed workers. © 2012 Editrice Gastroenterologica Italiana S.r.l.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
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