Occupational Asthma Reference
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Senthilselvan A, McDuffie HH, Dosman JA,
Association of asthma with use of pesticides. Results of a cross-sectional survey of farmers,
Am Rev Respir Dis,
1992;146:884-887,
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Keywords: oa, pesticide, farmer, carbamate, ep, insecticide, cross sectional
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Abstract
We investigated the association of self-reported asthma and pesticide use in 1,939 male farmers. Regardless of age, smoking pack-years, and nasal allergic reactions, the prevalence of asthma was significantly associated with the use of carbamate insecticides (prevalence odds ratio = 1.8, 95% confidence interval: 1.1 to 3.1, p = 0.02). Self-reported asthmatics, in comparison with nonasthmatics, had significantly lower mean values for lung function test variables after adjusting for age and height and a higher prevalence of respiratory symptoms. These findings raise the possibility that exposure to agriculture chemicals could be related to lung dysfunction in exposed farmers
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