Respiratory symptoms of obstructive lung disease in European crop farmers.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_C49EBFA191BB
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Respiratory symptoms of obstructive lung disease in European crop farmers.
Journal
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Author(s)
Monsó E., Magarolas R., Radon K., Danuser Brigitta, Iversen M., Weber C., Opravil U., Donham K.J., Nowak D.
ISSN
1073-449X (Print)
ISSN-L
1073-449X
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2000
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
162
Number
4 Pt 1
Pages
1246-1250
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tPublication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Crop farming as a risk factor for respiratory symptoms of obstructive lung disease was assessed. Random samples of crop farmers from four European countries were studied following a cross-sectional design. A questionnaire on respiratory symptoms and occupation was administered to determine prevalences, and the roles of the various crops as risk factors for respiratory symptoms were assessed through logistic regression modeling. The 4,793 crop farmers included in the study (response rate: 85.3%) reported the following respiratory symptoms: wheezing (14.9%), asthma (3.3%), nasal allergy (14.4%), chronic phlegm (12.4%), organic dust toxic syndrome (ODTS) (15.2%), and symptoms at work (22.0%). In the multivariate analysis, adjusting for age, sex, smoking, country, and exposure to other plants or livestock, flower growing was a risk factor for asthma (odds ratio [OR] 2.1, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.1-3.9) and cultivating oil plants was associated with ODTS (OR 1.5, 95% CI 1.3-1.9), symptoms at work (OR 1.4, 95% CI 1.2- 1.7), and chronic phlegm (OR 1.3, 95% CI 1.1-1.6). Working inside greenhouses was a marginal risk factor for asthma (OR 2.1, 95% CI 0.9-4.5). We conclude that flower and oil plant production is associated with increased risk of respiratory symptoms in European crop farmers.
Keywords
Adult, Aged, Causality, Cross-Sectional Studies, Farmer's Lung/diagnosis, Farmer's Lung/epidemiology, Female, Humans, Lung Diseases, Obstructive/diagnosis, Lung Diseases, Obstructive/epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Sampling Studies
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Web of science
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