Sandra Ileby Rokkedrejer, Vivi Schlünssen, Martin Byskov Kinnerup, Jesper Medom Vestergaard, Henrik Albert Kolstad, Christine Cramer
Pigeon breeders are exposed to high levels of fine particulate organic matter in the pigeon lofts. A total of 6,704 pigeon breeders and their 1:30 sex and age-matched referents from the general Danish population were followed from 1980 or first year of membership in the Danish Racing Pigeon Association, until first event of myocardial infarction, emigration, death, or end of study, on December 31, 2013. Information on outcomes and covariates was obtained by record linkage with national registers. Stratified Cox regression models estimated the hazard ratio of myocardial infarction, adjusted for occupation and residence at the start of follow-up...
January 19, 2024: Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health