Occupational Asthma Reference

Henneberger PK, Mirabelli MC, Kogevinas M, Antó JM, Plana E, Dahlman-Höglund A, Jarvis DL, Kromhout H, Lillienberg L, Norbäck D, Olivieri M, Radon K, Torén K, Urrutia I, Villani S, Zock JP, The occupational contribution to severe exacerbation of asthma, Eur Respir J, 2010;36:743-750,

(Plain text: Henneberger PK, Mirabelli MC, Kogevinas M, Anto JM, Plana E, Dahlman-Hoglund A, Jarvis DL, Kromhout H, Lillienberg L, Norback D, Olivieri M, Radon K, Toren K, Urrutia I, Villani S, Zock JP, The occupational contribution to severe exacerbation of asthma, Eur Respir J)

Keywords: ECRHS, population, asthma, exacerbation, job exposure matrix,population attributable risk, PAR, JEM

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Paul Henneberger	Josep Antó	Kjell Toren	Katja Radon	Jan-Paul Zock
Isabel Urrutia	Dan Norback

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Abstract

The goal of this study was to identify occupational risk factors for severe exacerbation of asthma and estimate the extent to which occupation contributes to these events.

The 966 participants were working adults with current asthma who participated in the follow-up phase of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey. Severe exacerbation of asthma was defined as self-reported unplanned care for asthma in the past 12 months. Occupations held in the same period were combined with a general population job-exposure matrix to assess occupational exposures.

74 participants reported having had at least one severe exacerbation event, for a 1-yr cumulative incidence of 7.7%. From regression models that controlled for confounders, the relative risk (RR) was statistically significant for low (RR 1.7, 95% CI 1.1–2.6) and high (RR 3.6, 95% CI 2.2–5.8) biological dust exposure, high mineral dust exposure (RR 1.8, 95% CI 1.02–3.2), and high gas and fumes exposure (RR 2.5, 95% CI 1.2–5.5). The summary category of high dust, gas, or fumes exposure had RR 3.1 (95% CI 1.9–5.1). Based on this RR, the population attributable risk was 14.7% among workers with current asthma.

These results suggest occupation contributes to approximately one in seven cases of severe exacerbation of asthma in a working population, and various agents play a role.

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I have had exercised induced asthma for several years. I was diagnosed in 1998. I have been the Denture Technician since 2000. My asthma has worsened in the last few years and I was recently diagnosed with Pulmonary Hypertension likely tied with my asthma. One of the dentist I work with mentioned his father had Pulmonary Hypertension and COPD. I feel there might be a connection with my asthma getting worse and I am trying to find some information. Can anyone help me?

2/17/2016

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