RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Increasing incidence of asbestosis worldwide, 1990–2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease study 2017
JF Thorax
JO Thorax
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Thoracic Society
SP 798
OP 800
DO 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-214822
VO 75
IS 9
A1 Meng Yang
A1 Dongming Wang
A1 Shiming Gan
A1 Lieyang Fan
A1 Man Cheng
A1 Linling Yu
A1 Bin Wang
A1 Wei Li
A1 Jixuan Ma
A1 Min Zhou
A1 Weihong Chen
YR 2020
UL http://thorax.bmj.com/content/75/9/798.abstract
AB Global incidence and temporal trends of asbestosis are rarely explored. Using the detailed information on asbestosis from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2017, we described the age-standardised incidence rate (ASIR) and its average annual percentage change. A Joinpoint Regression model was applied to identify varying temporal trends over time. Although the use of asbestos has been completely banned in many countries, the ASIR of asbestosis increased globally from 1990 to 2017. Furthermore, the most pronounced increases in ASIR of asbestosis were detected in high-income North America and Australasia. These findings indicate that efforts to change the asbestos regulation policy are urgently needed.