Ascertainment corrected prevalence rate (ACPR) of leukopenia in workers exposed to benzene in small-scale industries calculated with capture-recapture methods

Biomed Environ Sci. 1995 Mar;8(1):30-4.

Abstract

ACPRs of leukopenia in peripheral blood of workers exposed to benzene in small-scale industries are calculated using capture-recapture methods. The results from two figures with 6-month apart demonstrate that the ACPR in workers exposed to benzene is 36.81(29.14-44)%, significantly higher than that of control 12.71(7.20-18.22)% (P < 0.05), with a relative risk of 2.9. The prevalences of 4 cross-sectional investigations in exposure group calculated with routine method are 18.73%, 26.37%, 27.93%, and 36.76% respectively; in controls, 8.38%, 6.85%, 7.94%, and 15.00% respectively and all fall in the range of 95% CI of ACPR. It is suggested that the methods of calculating ACPR by capture-recapture methods is simple, feasible and efficient, with the results more precise than with traditional methods.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Air Pollutants, Occupational / adverse effects*
  • Benzene / adverse effects*
  • Chemical Industry*
  • China / epidemiology
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Humans
  • Leukopenia / chemically induced
  • Leukopenia / epidemiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Occupational Diseases / chemically induced
  • Occupational Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Occupational Exposure*
  • Prevalence
  • Risk Assessment

Substances

  • Air Pollutants, Occupational
  • Benzene