Healthy hire effect, job selection and inhalation exposure among young adults with asthma

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• Personal Author:
  Antó JM ; Bakke P ; Benke G ; D'Errico A ; Henneberger, Paul K. ; Kogevinas M ; Kromhout H ; Mirabelli MC ; Norbäck D ; Olivieri M ; Plana E ; Radon K ; Torén, Kjell ; van Sprundel M ; Villani S ; Wieslander G ; Zock JP
• Description:
  The aim of the present study was to assess whether asthma onset prior to entering the workforce influences whether a person holds a subsequent job with asthma-related inhalation exposures. The data of 19,784 adults from the European Community Respiratory Health Survey were analysed. For each respondent, a current or previously held job was linked to a job exposure matrix assigning high, low or no exposure to dust, gases or fumes. Jobs were also categorised according to the risk of exposures related to occupational asthma. Associations between asthma and subsequent occupational exposures were assessed using logistic regression models, with a random intercept for study centre and fixed adjustment for age, sex, type of study sample and smoking status. Of the respondents, 8% (n = 1,619) reported asthma with onset before completion of full-time education. This population was at decreased risk of having a job with high (odds ratio 0.79; 95% confidence interval 0.68-0.92) or low (0.91; 0.80-1.03) exposure to dust, gases or fumes. The associations were consistent across exposure types (dusts, gases or fumes) and for jobs with a high risk of occupational asthma. Adults with asthma onset prior to entering the workforce may be less likely to hold jobs involving inhalation exposures. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aging Asthma Asthma, Occupational Inhalation Exposure Irritants Lung Lung Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Public Health Respiratory Hypersensitivity Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety

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• Keywords:
  Age-factors Age-groups Author Keywords: Lung Disease Bronchial-asthma Bronchus Disease Cross Sectional Study Exposure-limits Human Humans Inhalants Inhalation Lung-disease Lung-disorders Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Occupational-exposure Occupational Exposure Occupational Medicine Pneumology Public Health Pulmonary-disorders Respiratory-hypersensitivity Respiratory-irritants Respiratory-system-disorders Respiratory Disease Worker Workers Work Safety Young Adult

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• ISSN:
  0903-1936
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  36
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037754
• Citation:
  Eur Respir J 2010 Sep; 36(3):517-523
• Contact Point Address:
  M. Olivieri, Dept of Medicine and Public Health, Unit of Occupational Medicine, University Hospital of Verona, University of Verona, 37129 Verona, Italy
• Email:
  mario.olivieri@univr.it
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  European Respiratory Journal
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e4ea38e992abfcd5935f041b03268cf2f12234427c6019df439d2087b054c7d4b0480ac98756ed8890e620f508c48543bbdc593a9b735dfb52d5847535dd6aa3
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/191740/cdc_191740_DS1.pdf
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