Masaki Ogata, Takeshi Mitsuya, Yoshiyuki Tanaka
Data on swan arrival, departure, and population size on the Asadokoro tidal flat, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, from 1956 to 2010
Data in brief
world health organization international labour organization ilo developing joint estimates workrelated burden disease injury whoilo joint estimates contributions large number individual experts evidence human animal mechanistic data suggests occupational exposure dusts andor fibres silica asbestos coal dust causes pneumoconiosis paper present systematic review metaanalysis prevalences levels occupational exposure silica asbestos coal dust estimates prevalences levels serve input data estimating feasible number deaths disabilityadjusted life years attributable occupational exposure silica asbestos coal dust development whoilo joint estimates aimed systematically review metaanalyse estimates prevalences levels occupational exposure silica asbestos coal dust among workingage 15 years workers searched electronic academic databases potentially relevant records published unpublished studies including ovid medline pubmed embase cisdoc also searched electronic grey literature databases internet search engines organizational websites handsearched reference lists previous systematic reviews included study records consulted additional experts included workingage 15 years workers formal informal economy andor ilo member state excluded children 15 years unpaid domestic workers included study types objective dust fibre measurements published 1960 2018 directly indirectly reported estimate prevalence andor level occupational exposure silica asbestos andor coal dust least two review authors independently screened titles abstracts eligibility criteria first stage full texts potentially eligible records second stage data extracted qualifying studies combined prevalence estimates industrial sector isic4 2digit level additional merging within mining manufacturing construction using randomeffects metaanalysis two review authors assessed risk bias available authors assessed quality evidence using robspeo tool qoespeo approach developed specifically whoilo joint estimates eightyeight studies 82 crosssectional studies 6 longitudinal studies met inclusion criteria comprising 24 million measurements covering 23 countries regions africa americas eastern mediterranean southeast asia europe western pacific target population 88 included studies major isco groups 3 technicians associate professionals 6 skilled agricultural forestry fishery workers 7 craft related trades workers 8 plant machine operators assemblers 9 elementary occupations hereafter called manual workers studies performed construction manufacturing mining occupational exposure silica 65 studies 61 crosssectional studies 4 longitudinal studies included 23 million measurements collected 22 countries six regions occupational exposure asbestos 18 studies 17 crosssectional studies 1 longitudinal included 20000 measurements collected eight countries five regions data africa occupational exposure coal dust eight studies crosssectional included comprising 100000 samples six countries five regions data eastern mediterranean occupational exposure silica asbestos coal dust assessed personal stationary active filter sampling silica asbestos gravimetric assessment followed technical analysis risk bias profiles varied bodies evidence looking asbestos silica coal dust well industrial sectors however risk bias generally highest domain selection participants studies largest bodies evidence silica related industrial sectors construction isic 4143 manufacturing isic 20 2325 27 3132 mining isic 05 07 08 construction pooled prevalence estimate 089 95 ci 084 093 17 studies i2 91 moderate quality evidence level estimate rated low quality evidence manufacturing pooled prevalence estimate 085 95 ci 078 091 24 studies i2 100 moderate quality evidence pooled level estimate rated low quality evidence pooled prevalence estimate mining 075 95 ci 068 082 20 studies i2 100 moderate quality evidence pooled level estimate 004 mgm3 95 ci 003 005 17 studies i2 100 low quality evidence smaller bodies evidence identified crop animal production isic 01 low quality evidence prevalence level professional scientific technical activities isic 71 74 low quality evidence prevalence level electricity gas steam air conditioning supply isic 35 low quality evidence prevalence level asbestos pooled prevalence estimate construction isic 41 43 45 077 95 ci 065 087 six studies i2 99 low quality evidence level estimate rated low quality evidence manufacturing isic 13 2324 2930 pooled prevalence level estimates rated low quality evidence smaller bodies evidence identified mining quarrying isic 08 low quality evidence prevalence level electricity gas steam air conditioning supply isic 35 low quality evidence prevalence level water supply sewerage waste management remediation isic 37 low quality evidence levels coal dust pooled prevalence estimate mining coal lignite isic 05 100 95 ci 100 100 six studies i2 16 moderate quality evidence pooled level estimate 077 mgm3 95 ci 068 086 three studies i2 100 low quality evidence small body evidence identified electricity gas steam air conditioning supply isic 35 low quality evidence prevalence pooled level estimate 060 mgm3 95 ci 695 814 one study low quality evidence overall judged bodies evidence occupational exposure silica vary industrial sector low moderate quality evidence prevalence low low level occupational exposure asbestos bodies evidence varied industrial sector low low quality evidence prevalence low quality evidence level occupational exposure coal dust bodies evidence low moderate quality evidence prevalence low level none included studies populationbased studies ie covered entire workers population industrial sector judged present serious concern indirectness except occupational exposure coal dust within industrial sector mining coal lignite selected estimates prevalences levels occupational exposure silica industrial sector considered suitable input data whoilo joint estimates selected estimates prevalences levels occupational exposure asbestos coal dust may perhaps also suitable estimation purposes protocol identifier httpsdoiorg101016jenvint201806005 prospero registration number crd42018084131