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 Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 6:44 pm Post subject: (Abstract) Risk for MS in female nurse anesthetists |
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It would be helpful if the number of people involved in this study were given, but it isn't.
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Occup Environ Med. 2006 Jun;63(6):387-9.
The risk for multiple sclerosis in female nurse anaesthetists: a register based study.
Landtblom AM, Tondel M, Hjalmarsson P, Flodin U, Axelson O.
Department of Neuroscience and Locomotion, Division of Neurology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden. anne-marie.landtblom@lio.se
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have suggested that exposure to organic solvents, including volatile anaesthetic agents, may be a risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS), possibly in combination with genetic and other environmental factors.
AIMS: To further investigate the role of volatile anaesthetic agents having similar acute toxic effects to other organic solvents.
METHODS: Female nurse anaesthetists, other female nurses, and female teachers from middle and upper compulsory school levels were identified and retrieved from the 1985 census, Statistics Sweden. By means of the unique personal identity number in Sweden, these individuals were linked with the disability pension registers at The National Social Insurance Board and also with data on hospital care 1985-2000 at The National Board of Health and Welfare.
RESULTS: The cumulative incidence rate ratio of MS was found to be increased in female nurse anaesthetists in relation to other nurses (statistically not significant) and teachers (statistically significant), respectively.
CONCLUSIONS: These findings give some support to previous findings of an increased risk for MS in nurse anaesthetists. This is interesting in the context of previous observations of organic solvents in general as a potential risk factor in MS.
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mmcc
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It seems to me that when the difference is not statistically sugnificant that it indicates there is no increased risk.
I do think that teachers and medical professionals (and I would bet on day care workers also) may have increased MS rates because they are exposed to more infections.
It seems pretty clear that MS is a combination of genetics and exposure to some infectious agent.
Look at the list of professions on any board with a large number of people registered and teachers and nurses appear out of proportion to other users. |
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