Prevalence and risk factors for pulmonary conditions among farmers and ranchers in the central United States.

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• Personal Author:
  Baccaglini L ; Bell JE ; Du Y ; Johnson A ; Puvvula J ; Rautiainen RH
• Description:
  This study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence and risk factors for work-related respiratory conditions (asthma, farmer's lung, sinusitis, rhinitis, and environmental allergies, diagnosed by a physician) among farm and ranch operators in the central US. A survey was conducted by the Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH) in 2018, focusing on work-related injuries, illnesses, exposures, and preventive measures in a seven-state region (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota). Farms and ranches (n = 16,818) with an email address and annual sales exceeding $5,000 were randomly selected for the survey. Agricultural production and weather data were merged with survey responses. The relationship between exposures and respiratory conditions was analyzed using generalized estimating equations. We received responses from 3,268 agricultural operations (19% response rate) containing information on 4,064 individual operators. The life-time prevalence of (any) respiratory conditions among farm/ranch operators was 18%. Risk factors for respiratory conditions included exposures to grain/hay/feed dust (OR 2.41), animal confinement dust (OR 1.57), field/road dust (OR 2.11), manure/silage gasses (OR 1.66), anhydrous ammonia (OR 1.51), fuels/solvents/paints (OR 1.92), older age group >70 vs. <43 (OR 1.40), female gender (OR 1.82), and being primary vs. third operator (OR 1.61). Farmers and ranchers have a high prevalence of respiratory conditions associated with dust and gas exposures at work. More effective protective measures are needed using the hierarchy of controls, including improved use of respiratory protection. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Agriculture Animals Asthma Asthma, Occupational Dust Environmental Exposure Farmers Fuel Oils Health Personnel Hypersensitivity Lung Lung Diseases Men Occupational Health Paint Personal Protective Equipment Preventive Medicine Respiratory Protective Devices Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Solvents Women

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural Workers; Agriculture; Pulmonary System Disorders; Respiratory System Disorders; Exposure Levels; Risk Factors; Asthma; Bronchial Asthma; Lung; Lung Disorders; Environmental Exposure; Allergies; Physicians; Injuries; Preventive Measures; Dust Exposure; Dusts; Grain Dusts; Animals; Ammonia; Fuels; Solvents; Paints; Age Groups; Humans; Men; Women; Farmers; Respiratory Equipment; Respiratory Protection; Respiratory Protective Equipment; Personal Protective Equipment; PPE; Author Keywords: Respiratory Condition; Dust; Gas; Exposure; Agriculture; Farm; Ranch
• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; Kansas ; Minnesota ; Missouri ; Nebraska ; North Dakota ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7 ; OSHA Region 8 ; South Dakota
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  378-390
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065012
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2022 Oct; 27(4):378-390
• Contact Point Address:
  Risto H Rautiainen, Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-4388, USA
• Email:
  rrautiainen@unmc.edu
• CAS Registry Number:
  Ammonia (CAS RN 7664-41-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Nebraska Medical Center - Omaha
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20270831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ffec2ce2394890df6dd4583aa0f9604b92d1953702401a89386c0b26897cc80c7a5213ca4fdffd720441cc28cca5464c5a33a02748dba13098c47d84310e714f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/249305/cdc_249305_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.31 MB ]