Reference

Kogevinas M, Anto JM, Soriano JB, Tobias A, Burney P, The risk of asthma attributable to occupational exposures. A population-based study in Spain. Spanish Group of the European Asthma Study, Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 1996;154:137-143,

BOHRF Original Authors' Main Conclusions

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The causes and derived estimates of the risk of asthma attributable to occupational exposures were examined as part of the EC Respiratory Health Survey, in a randomly selected population of five areas of Spain. Bronchial reactivity was determined in 1,797 subjects and atopy in 2,164. Twenty-one occupational sets were defined using information on current occupation, or in subjects reporting change of occupation due to respiratory problems, their occupation at that time. The highest risk of asthma was observed for laboratory technicians, spray painters, bakers, plastics and rubber workers, welders, and cleaners. The risk of asthma attributed to occupational exposures after adjusting for age, sex, residence, and smoking status was 5.0% when asthma was defined as "bronchial reactivity and a report of wheezing or whistling in the chest during the last 12 mo," and 6.7% when asthma was defined as "bronchial reactivity and a report of asthma-related symptoms or medication." Estimates of the attributable risk for adult onset asthma were higher. Authors conclude that occupational exposures constitute a substantial cause of asthma in the young adult Spanish population.

BOHRF Associated Evidence Statements

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The workers reported from population studies to be at increased risk of developing asthma include bakers, food processors, forestry workers, chemical workers, plastics and rubber workers, metal workers, welders, textile workers, electrical and electronic production workers, storage workers, farm workers, waiters, cleaners, painters, plastic workers, dental workers and laboratory technicians.

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