Respiratory disease in non-smoking Western Australian goldminers.
AUTOR(ES)
Musk, A W
RESUMO
Respiratory symptoms, spirometry, and transfer factor were measured in 208 non-smoking Western Australian underground goldminers (mean age 32) to identify the presence of respiratory abnormalities resulting from underground work. These subjects were part of a larger group of 771 subjects attending for statutory periodic chest x ray examinations in the industry. They had worked underground for a median of three years. The prevalence odds ratios of bronchitis, dyspnoea, wheeze, and asthma all tended to be related to duration of underground employment, even after adjusting for age, those for wheeze and asthma reaching statistical significance. After adjusting for age and height the duration of employment also had a significant effect on TL/VA but not on FEV1, FVC, or TL. These changes are consistent with the presence of airway narrowing and non-specific lung fibrosis or emphysema in non-smoking underground goldminers.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1039321Documentos Relacionados
- A comparative study of respiratory function in female non-smoking cotton and jute workers
- Signs of alveolar inflammation in non-smoking Swedish wood trimmers.
- Small airways dysfunction among non-smoking shipyard arc welders.
- Women's respiratory health in the cotton textile industry: an analysis of respiratory symptoms in 973 non-smoking female workers.
- Changes in respiratory function after one and three hours of exposure to formaldehyde in non-smoking subjects.