Chronic Bronchitis Among Nonsmoking Farm Women in the Agricultural Health Study

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• Personal Author:
  Alavanja MCR ; Henneberger, Paul K. ; Hoppin JA ; Kullman, Greg J. ; London SJ ; Sandler DP ; Umbach DM ; Valcin M ; Alavanja MCR ; Henneberger, Paul K. ; Hoppin JA ; Kullman, Greg J. ; London SJ ; Sandler DP ; Umbach DM ; Valcin M
• Description:
  Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine agricultural risk factors for chronic bronchitis among nonsmoking farm women. Methods: We used self-reported enrollment data from the 21,541 nonsmoking women in the Agricultural Health Study to evaluate occupational risk factors for prevalent chronic bronchitis among farm women. Odds ratios (ORs) for chronic bronchitis for occupational exposures were adjusted for age, state, and related agricultural exposures. Results: Applying manure and driving combines were independently associated with chronic bronchitis. Off-farm job exposures associated with chronic bronchitis were organic dusts, asbestos, gasoline, and solvents. Five pesticides were associated with chronic bronchitis after multivariate adjustment and sensitivity analyses: dichlorvos (OR=1.63, 95% CI=1.01, 2.61), DDT (OR=1.67, 95% CI=1.13, 2.47), cyanazine (OR=1.88, 95% CI=1.00, 3.54), paraquat (OR=1.91, 95% CI=1.02, 3.55), and methyl bromide (OR=1.82, 95% CI=1.02, 3.24). Conclusion: Pesticides as well as grain and dust exposures were associated with chronic bronchitis among nonsmoking farm women. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Farmers Insecticides Lung Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Women

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural-workers Breathing Breathing-atmospheres Occupational-health Pesticides-and-agricultural-chemicals Pulmonary-function Pulmonary-system-disorders Risk-analysis Risk-factors Worker-health
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies ; DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Volume:
  49
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20032307
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2007 May; 49(5):574-583
• Contact Point Address:
  Jane Hoppin, NIEHS, Epidemiology Branch, MD A3-05, PO Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2233
• Email:
  hoppin1@niehs.nih.gov
• CAS Registry Number:
  Cyanazine (CAS RN 21725-46-2) ; Dichlorvos (CAS RN 62-73-7) ; Methyl bromide (CAS RN 74-83-9) ; Methyl viologen (CAS RN 1910-42-5) ; Cyanazine (CAS RN 21725-46-2) ; Dichlorvos (CAS RN 62-73-7) ; Methyl bromide (CAS RN 74-83-9) ; Methyl viologen (CAS RN 1910-42-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b0847d46bf78ece39b0f3391f5a7f689b72102e70fc79d7dc1c933f1c01d63034b2b49da3d9ef58a0d5323a8a849918dd974ce59dba417b5a5ca340813b15b37
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186331/cdc_186331_DS1.pdf
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