Notkola V J, Husman K R, Laukkanen V J
Scand J Work Environ Health. 1987 Apr;13(2):124-8. doi: 10.5271/sjweh.2071.
In this study the cause-specific mortality of male farmers in Finland was compared with the mortality of all economically active men. Mortality was also examined by size of farm, by type of farm production, and by geographic area. It was shown that, compared to the mortality of all economically active men, that of the farmers was generally low. The only exception was mortality due to respiratory diseases, for which the mortality rate of the farmers was about 40-50% higher than that of all economically active men. The rate ratio, which was higher for those men with small farms, was almost independent of the cause of death. The rate ratio was highest for farmers in eastern and northern Finland. Assessed by type of farm production, the differences in mortality were small. It was supposed that the high rate ratio of respiratory deaths among farmers was, at least partly, work-related. The high mortality of the men with a small farm was shown to be associated with the higher proportion of smokers among this group of farmers.
在本研究中，对芬兰男性农民的特定病因死亡率与所有从事经济活动男性的死亡率进行了比较。还按农场规模、农场生产类型和地理区域对死亡率进行了考察。结果表明，与所有从事经济活动男性的死亡率相比，农民的死亡率总体较低。唯一的例外是呼吸系统疾病导致的死亡率，农民的死亡率比所有从事经济活动男性的死亡率高出约40%-50%。农场规模较小的男性的比率较高，且该比率几乎与死因无关。芬兰东部和北部农民的比率最高。按农场生产类型评估，死亡率差异较小。据推测，农民呼吸系统疾病死亡的高比率至少部分与工作有关。研究表明，小农场男性的高死亡率与该群体中吸烟者比例较高有关。
