Cancer-specific mortality odds ratios in the food, accommodation and beverage activities in Italy

Claudio Gariazzo; Stefania Massari; Dario Consonni; Maria Rosaria Marchetti; Alessandro Marinaccio

doi:10.1097/JOM.0000000000003114

Cancer-specific mortality odds ratios in the food, accommodation and beverage activities in Italy

J Occup Environ Med. 2024 Apr 8. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003114. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Claudio Gariazzo¹, Stefania Massari¹, Dario Consonni², Maria Rosaria Marchetti¹, Alessandro Marinaccio¹

Affiliations

¹ Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene Department, Italian Workers' Compensation Authority (INAIL), Rome, Italy.
² Epidemiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.

PMID: 38595106
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003114

Abstract

Objectives: This study investigated cancer-specific mortality risks of workers employed in food, accommodation and beverage (FAB) activities.

Methods: We performed a case-control study based on countrywide mortality and National Social Insurance data. Adjusted cancer specific mortality odds ratios (MOR) were calculated. We modelled occupational exposure as "ever/never been employed" in FAB activities, using other sectors as reference. Analysis was performed by gender, length of employment and year of smoke banning.

Results: About 20,000 cancer deaths in FAB were analysed. Working in restaurants was positively associated with cancer of lung (MOR = 1.24), bladder (MOR = 1.24), pharynx, and larynx. Accommodation was associated with cancer of pharynx (MOR = 1.46), while beverage with cancer of liver (MOR = 1.22). Gender, length of employment and smoke banning were found effective in modifying some risks.

Conclusions: Workers in FAB sectors were at risk for several cancers.