OBJECTIVES To study the risk of lung cancer in different subgroups of professional drivers in urban and rural areas of Sweden. METHODS Information on occupation and geographical region was obtained from the Swedish census of 1970 and data on the incidence of lung cancer between 1971 and 1984 from the National Swedish Cancer Registry. Professional drivers were separated into bus, taxi, and lon...

This article presents a study on the sexual lifestyle of long distance lorry drivers in India. Using a questionnaire survey method, a total of 5709 consecutive long distance lorry drivers were interviewed by three trained investigators between March 1994 and August 1994. Results showed that 87% (4949 men) of subjects were sexually promiscuous, of whom only 11% (563) used condoms during commer...

OBJECTIVES Elevated risk factors for a number of chronic diseases have been identified in lorry drivers. Unhealthy lifestyle behaviours such as a lack of physical activity (PA) and high levels of sedentary behaviour (sitting) likely contribute to this elevated risk. This study behaviourally phenotyped UK lorry drivers' sedentary and non-sedentary behaviours during workdays and non-workdays and ...

excessive daytime sleepiness (eds) denotes a propensity to doze off or fall asleep unintentionally during the day, particularly in passive situations. there is cumulative evidence pointing to an association between sleepiness and probability of involvement in motor vehicle crashes. this study was designed to determine the prevalence of sleepiness in a group of iranian lorry drivers and its asso...

This article moves beyond previous attempts to understand health problems in the lives of professional lorry drivers by placing the study of drivers' health in a wider social and cultural context. A combination of methods including focus groups, interviews and observations were used to collect data from a group of 24 lorry drivers working at a large transport company in the United Kingdom. Empl...

OBJECTIVES The aim of the present case-referent study was to investigate the incidence of myocardial infarction among male professional drivers, taking the type of vehicles and area of residence into account. METHODS The study base comprised all men aged 30-74 in five counties in middle Sweden during 1976-81 or 1976-84. Incident cases of the first episode of myocardial infarction were identif...

OBJECTIVES To study risk of lung cancer among groups of professional drivers probably exposed to different levels of traffic exhaust fumes. METHODS A nationwide case-control study (1970-89) based on employees comprising 28,744 men with primary lung cancer and incidence density sampled matched controls (1:1). Employment histories were reconstructed back to 1964 for each study subject from the ...

Objectives—To study risk of lung cancer among groups of professional drivers probably exposed to diVerent levels of traYc exhaust fumes. Methods—A nationwide case-control study (1970–89) based on employees comprising 28 744 men with primary lung cancer and incidence density sampled matched controls (1:1). Employment histories were reconstructed back to 1964 for each study subject from the recor...

INTRODUCTION Considerable progress has been made in recent years in improving health and safety at work. For many people work does not take place in a fixed location but involves a large number of tasks associated with the control of a vehicle and exposed to all the hazards of a heavily trafficked environment. For those who drive lorries and buses there has been a deterioration over the last 20...