Association Between Occupational Exposure to Disinfectants and Asthma in Young Adults Working in Cleaning or Health Services: Results From a Cross-Sectional Analysis in Germany.
J Occup Environ Med
; 61(9): 754-759, 2019 09.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To analyze the association of occupational disinfectants use with asthma and wheezing in young professionals.METHODS:
Three hundred sixty-five participants from the German Study on Occupational Allergy Risks II aged 20 to 24 years and working in cleaning or health services answered a questionnaire on respiratory health, occupational exposure to disinfectants, and potential confounders. By logistic regression, we calculated the association between duration of occupational disinfectants exposure and doctor-diagnosed asthma, current asthma, and current wheezing.RESULTS:
Individuals exposed to disinfectants for more than 12 months had almost three times the odds of doctor-diagnosed asthma compared with those not exposed (odds ratio [OR] 2.99, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.36-6.55).CONCLUSIONS:
Our findings provide some further evidence for an association between occupational exposure to disinfectants and asthma, indicating that this association can be seen already after the first year of exposure.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Asma
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Exposição Ocupacional
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Desinfetantes
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Serviços de Saúde
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Zeladoria
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Occup Environ Med
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article