Mortality in a cohort of WTC-exposed law-enforcement officers compared to non-WTC law-enforcement officers
We found lower overall and cause-specific mortality rates in WTC LEOs compared with both the general population and Buffalo LEOs. These results suggest that factors other than healthy worker effects, such as access to healthcare via the WTC Health Program, contribute to lower mortality rates in WTC rescue/recovery workers.
Authors
- Janette Yung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0144-1292)
- Jiehui Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7812-8878)
- Moshe Shapiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9081-9743)
- Paolo Boffetta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3811-2791)
- James E. Cone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2145-1348)
- Andrew C. Todd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7864-009X)
- Charles B. Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9982-8120)
- Maria J. Schymura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0587-8667)
- Madeline Carwile (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6648-830X)
- Ankura Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8495-4850)
- Mark R. Farfel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9952-9937)
- David J. Prezant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9562-0330)
- Robert M. Brackbill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0518-0330)
- Baozhen Qiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8407-7835)
- Rachel Zeig‐Owens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8679-2306)
- John M. Violanti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8225-3495)
- Malak Khalifeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0766-0250)
- Christopher R. Dasaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4942-7916)
Institutions
- New York State Department of Health (US)
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
- New York City Fire Department (US)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (US)
- Montefiore Medical Center (US)
- Stony Brook School (US)
- Stony Brook Medicine (US)
- Stony Brook University (US)
- University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
- University of Bologna (IT)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-025-02121-2
- Primary Topic
- Occupational Health and Performance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Cancer Institute