Work-Related Asthma-Like Symptoms Among Florists

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• Personal Author:
  Akpinar-Elci, Muge ; Elci, Omur Cinar ; Odabasi A
• Description:
  In this study, we evaluated the prevalence of work-related asthma-like symptoms and possible risk factors among florists in Turkey. We collected questionnaire data from 128 florists, and investigated occupational history and respiratory, ocular, dermal, and nasal symptoms. We evaluated pulmonary function tests with spirometry and atopy by using the skin-prick test. Possible risk factors were analyzed by age-adjusted, smoking-adjusted, and gender-adjusted logistic regression models comparing symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals. The prevalence of work-related asthma-like symptoms was 14.1% (18 patients). We observed excess risk with a high work intensity (odds ratio [OR], 7.3; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.1 to 51.8) and long work duration (OR, 5.1; 95% CI, 1.2 to 21.6). Florists with work-related asthma-like symptoms were 5.9 times more likely (95% CI, 1.4 to 24.3) to have a positive skin test response to a flower mix allergen. We also observed an excess risk for work-related asthma-like symptoms among those with allergic rhinitis (OR, 13.2; 95% CI, 3.1 to 56.4) and conjunctivitis (OR, 8.4; 95% CI, 2.4 to 29.2). The most prominent risk factors in florists were work intensity, work duration, and specific atopy. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Hypersensitivity Occupational Health Respiratory Function Tests Respiratory Hypersensitivity Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Allergic-disorders Allergies Atopy Author Keywords: Asthma Flower Gardeners Occupation Occupational-respiratory-disease Pulmonary-function-tests Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-hypersensitivity Respiratory-system-disorders Risk-analysis Risk-factors Spirometry Work-analysis Work Intensity

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• ISSN:
  0012-3692
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; 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:
  125
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025159
• Citation:
  Chest 2004 Jun; 125(6):2336-2339
• Contact Point Address:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Respiratory Diseases Studies, Mail Stop H-2800, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505
• Email:
  mra8@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Chest
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6139b057b41b4a8334dfed075fc193dc5ac1bc772198f8b18e7dbf6f49b65df1bcdbf4b66d8dc81e148fc6228c1072fde3a111d06f3f9b4b93d2ace0ba3e834e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196645/cdc_196645_DS1.pdf
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