ID Number		1889
Study Type		Epidemiology
Model		ELF exposure to Swiss railway workers and correlations with leukemia and brain tumors
Details		Swiss railway workers (n = 20,141) were assessed via on-site measurements and modelling of past exposure. The authors report an odds ratio for leukemia of 1.43 (95% CI 0.74-2.77) for train drivers with an avg exposure of 21 microT, 1.49 (95% CI 0.57-3.92) for shunting yard engineers with an average exposure of 6.0 microT, and 1.07 (95% CI 0.54-2.11) for train attendants with an average exposure of 4.2 microT. For brain tumors, low-land train drivers had an odds ratio of 0.64 (95% CI 0.23-1.79), shunting yard engineers 1.54 (95% CI 0.52-4.54), and train attendants 1.28 (95% CI 0.58-2.86). An association between cumulative lifetime exposure was associated with Alzheimers disease (OR = 2.56; 95% CI 1.12-5.82) but not Parkinson's disease or ALS.
Findings		No Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		Univ. Bern & Inst. Social Prev. Med, Univ. Basel,
Funding Agency		Private/Instit.
Country		SWITZERLAND
References		Roosli, M et al. Neuroepidemiology, (2007) 28:197-206 Roosli, M et al. Occup Environ Med, (2007) 64:553-559 Minder, CE et al. Am J Epidemiol., (2001) 153:825-835
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