[Specificities of occupational asthma in women and its interactions with hormonal status]. / Spécificités de l'asthme professionnel chez les femmes et son interaction avec le statut hormonal.
Rev Pneumol Clin
; 74(6): 483-491, 2018 Dec.
Article
em Fr
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30420277
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Occupational asthma (OA) is described as the most common respiratory disease in industrialized countries. A female predominance characterizes many populations of asthmatic workers. Differences in occupational exposures by gender as well as hormonal variations could affect OA in women.PURPOSE:
To identify the socio-occupational and medical characteristics of OA in women compared to men and to investigate a possible hormonal influence on OA in women. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
This is a retrospective study, based on medical records of out patients of the Department of Occupational Medicine during the period between 1st January 2009 and 30 June 2016 for OA completed by a phone call to collect missing data.RESULTS:
Over 222 cases of OA, a female predominance was noted (60.81%), which was predominantly in the textile sector (61.5%). Clinically, men had more exercise dyspnea and wheezing, whereas the association with rhinitis was significantly greater in women. The majority of women with asthma had irregular menstrual cycles (46.2%), they were multiparous in 54%, menopaused in 13% of cases with a mean age of menarche of 12±1.65 years. A worsening of OA was noted in 58% of women during their perimenstrual period, 75% during pregnancy and 14% of women when taking hormonal contraceptives. In asthmatic women, only the presence of non-specific bronchial hyperreactivity was significantly associated with menarche age (P=0.007).CONCLUSION:
Differences between men and women in OA with variability of symptoms during female genital life have been identified. Further studies to personalized care strategies for women need to be undertaken.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Exposição Ocupacional
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Asma Ocupacional
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Hormônios
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Rev Pneumol Clin
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Tunísia