Mortality by cause of death and risk behaviors in farmers versus non-farmers: the importance of avoiding the healthy worker effect

ConclusionsFindings are different from those found in other studies. In men, greater exposure to the sun and the higher prevalence of risk behaviors in farmers could explain their excess mortality from some cancer sites and the other causes of death. However, other factors may be behind this excess risk of mortality from these causes, given that farmers did not show higher mortality from some cancers related to smoking. In women, no differences were observed in mortality rate for majority of causes of death between farmers and non-farmers.
Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health - Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research