ERRATUMIn the manuscript "Occupational, socioeconomic factors and cancer mortality in participants of the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil): a multiple correspondence analysis", DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-549720250022, published in the Rev Bras Epidemiol 2025; 28: e250022.
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Occupational, socioeconomic factors and cancer mortality in participants of the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brazil): a multiple correspondence analysis
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Occupational, socioeconomic factors and cancer mortality in participants of the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil): a multiple correspondence analysis
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This is a cross-sectional study with data from 116 active workers at the baseline of the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brazil) (2008–2010), who died of malignant neoplasms over a 10-year follow-up period.
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This is a cross-sectional study with data from 116 active workers at the baseline of the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) (2008–2010), who died of malignant neoplasms over a 10-year follow-up period.
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HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Bernardino DCAM, Otero UB, Pimenta IT, Giatti L, Griep RH, Fonseca MJM. Occupational, socioeconomic factors and cancer mortality in participants of the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brazil): a multiple correspondence analysis. Rev Bras Epidemiol. 2025; 28: e250022. https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-549720250022
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HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Bernardino DCAM, Otero UB, Pimenta IT, Giatti L, Griep RH, Fonseca MJM. Occupational, socioeconomic factors and cancer mortality in participants of the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil): a multiple correspondence analysis. Rev Bras Epidemiol. 2025; 28: e250022. https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-549720250022
INTRODUCTION
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In the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (from Portuguese, Estudo Longitudinal de Saúde do Adulto – ELSA-Brazil), one of the largest epidemiological studies in Latin America, cancer emerged as the main cause of death among participating workers over 10 years of observation (2008–2018)4.
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In the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (from Portuguese, Estudo Longitudinal de Saúde do Adulto – ELSA-Brasil), one of the largest epidemiological studies in Latin America, cancer emerged as the main cause of death among participating workers over 10 years of observation (2008–2018)4.
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Therefore, in addition to the already recognized carcinogenic exposures, and seeking to contribute to the elucidation of the relationships between occupational factors and cancer, in this study we aimed to investigate the joint relationships between cancer mortality, occupational factors, and socioeconomic characteristics among Brazilian civil servants who died in a 10-year follow-up period in the ELSA-Brazil workers’ cohort.
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Therefore, in addition to the already recognized carcinogenic exposures, and seeking to contribute to the elucidation of the relationships between occupational factors and cancer, in this study we aimed to investigate the joint relationships between cancer mortality, occupational factors, and socioeconomic characteristics among Brazilian civil servants who died in a 10-year follow-up period in the ELSA-Brasil workers’ cohort.
METHODS
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This is a cross-sectional analysis with data from ELSA-Brazil, which is a multicentric cohort that investigates determinants of chronic noncommunicable diseases and their incidences.
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This is a cross-sectional analysis with data from ELSA-Brasil, which is a multicentric cohort that investigates determinants of chronic noncommunicable diseases and their incidences.
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The methodological aspects of ELSA-Brazil are detailed in previous studies12-14.
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The methodological aspects of ELSA-Brasil are detailed in previous studies12-14.
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Active workers from the baseline (2008–2010) of ELSA-Brazil who died of cancer until 2018 were included.
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Active workers from the baseline (2008–2010) of ELSA-Brasil who died of cancer until 2018 were included.
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The used variables were collected through questionnaires applied in the ELSA-Brazil interviews and categorized as follows
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The used variables were collected through questionnaires applied in the ELSA-Brasil interviews and categorized as follows
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Occupation: in ELSA-Brazil, the occupations of the participants were defined according to the Brazilian Classification of Occupations (Classificação Brasileira de Ocupações – CBO), which has four hierarchical levels: large groups (LG), main subgroups (MS), subgroups (SG), and baseline groups (BG), the latter being the most specific and analyzed in this study.
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Occupation: in ELSA-Brasil, the occupations of the participants were defined according to the Brazilian Classification of Occupations (Classificação Brasileira de Ocupações – CBO), which has four hierarchical levels: large groups (LG), main subgroups (MS), subgroups (SG), and baseline groups (BG), the latter being the most specific and analyzed in this study.
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Chart 1. Classification of causes of cancer death in the population of the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brazil).
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Chart 1. Classification of causes of cancer death in the population of the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil).
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Typology of cancer deaths (ELSA-Brazil)
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Typology of cancer deaths (ELSA-Brasil)
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Chart 2. Classification of the occupation variable in the population of the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brazil)*.
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Chart 2. Classification of the occupation variable in the population of the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)*.
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*Classification of the occupation variable of active workers, in the ELSA-Brazil study population, according to occupational exposures, to at least one chemical, physical, or biological agent, or exposure circumstance with the potential to cause cancer (group 1 and 2A of the International Agency for Research on Cancer), pertinent to the exercise of the occupation; OC:C: carcinogenic occupation; OC:NC: noncarcinogenic occupation.
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*Classification of the occupation variable of active workers, in the ELSA-Brasil study population, according to occupational exposures, to at least one chemical, physical, or biological agent, or exposure circumstance with the potential to cause cancer (group 1 and 2A of the International Agency for Research on Cancer), pertinent to the exercise of the occupation; OC:C: carcinogenic occupation; OC:NC: noncarcinogenic occupation.
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ELSA-Brazil was approved by the Research Ethics Committees (Comitês de Ética em Pesquisa – CEP) of each institution involved and by the Brazilian National Council for Research Ethics in 2006. The present study was approved by the CEP of the National School of Public Health (approval number: 66407322.3.0000.5240).
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ELSA-Brasil was approved by the Research Ethics Committees (Comitês de Ética em Pesquisa – CEP) of each institution involved and by the Brazilian National Council for Research Ethics in 2006. The present study was approved by the CEP of the National School of Public Health (approval number: 66407322.3.0000.5240).
RESULTS
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Of the 15,105 ELSA-Brazil participants, 12,096 were active workers and 3,009, retired. Among the active individuals, 118 died of cancer during the follow-up period.
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Of the 15,105 ELSA-Brasil participants, 12,096 were active workers and 3,009, retired. Among the active individuals, 118 died of cancer during the follow-up period.
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Table 1. Distribution of socioeconomic and occupational characteristics according to work-related or non-workrelated cancer mortality in the population of the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brazil), 2008–2010, 2018.
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Table 1. Distribution of socioeconomic and occupational characteristics according to work-related or non-workrelated cancer mortality in the population of the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil), 2008–2010, 2018.
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Source: Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brazil). Baseline (2008–2010) and death adjudication base (2018).
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Source: Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil). Baseline (2008–2010) and death adjudication base (2018).
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Figure 1. Perceptual map (two-dimensional plot) of the multiple correspondence analysis between participants of the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brazil) who died of cancer 2008–2010, 2018.
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Figure 1. Perceptual map (two-dimensional plot) of the multiple correspondence analysis between participants of the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) who died of cancer 2008–2010, 2018.
DISCUSSION
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Regarding the educational aspect, although ELSA-Brazil consists of federal civil servants, 70% of the baseline cohort members had level of education of up to high school.
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Regarding the educational aspect, although ELSA-Brasil consists of federal civil servants, 70% of the baseline cohort members had level of education of up to high school.
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In this sense, we highlight the occupations related to the services of waste collection, cleaning, and conservation of public areas carried out by active workers participating in ELSA-Brazil.
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In this sense, we highlight the occupations related to the services of waste collection, cleaning, and conservation of public areas carried out by active workers participating in ELSA-Brasil.
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This is the first study to evaluate cancer mortality data in workers from the ELSA-Brazil cohort. Among the advantages of the adopted method, we can mention the possibility of a robust exploratory analysis, with a flexible and visually intuitive approach.
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This is the first study to evaluate cancer mortality data in workers from the ELSA-Brasil cohort. Among the advantages of the adopted method, we can mention the possibility of a robust exploratory analysis, with a flexible and visually intuitive approach.
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In addition, ELSA-Brazil is not a specific study for cancer, and the classification of deaths due to WRC presents challenges.
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In addition, ELSA-Brasil is not a specific study for cancer, and the classification of deaths due to WRC presents challenges.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: The authors would like to thank the ELSA-Brazil study team and participants for their important contributions.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: The authors would like to thank the ELSA-Brasil study team and participants for their important contributions.
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ETHICS COMMITTEE: The study results from the doctoral dissertation of the Graduate Program of the National School of Public Health, subarea of Epidemiology in Public Health, approved by the Research Ethics Committee, under number: 66407322.3.0000.5240, carried out with its own funding. ELSA-Brazil was funded by the Brazilian Ministry of Health (Department of Science and Technology) and the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Funding agency of Studies and Projects and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, scholarship numbers: 01 06 0010.00 RS, 01 06 0212.00 BA, 01 06 0300.00 ES, 01 06 0278.00 MG, 01 06 0115.00 SP and 01 06 0071.00 RJ).
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ETHICS COMMITTEE: The study results from the doctoral dissertation of the Graduate Program of the National School of Public Health, subarea of Epidemiology in Public Health, approved by the Research Ethics Committee, under number: 66407322.3.0000.5240, carried out with its own funding. ELSA-Brasil was funded by the Brazilian Ministry of Health (Department of Science and Technology) and the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Funding agency of Studies and Projects and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, scholarship numbers: 01 06 0010.00 RS, 01 06 0212.00 BA, 01 06 03
