Association of Asthma with Use of Pesticides: Results of a Cross-Sectional Survey of Farmers
- 1 October 1992
- journal article
- Published by American Thoracic Society in American Review of Respiratory Disease
- Vol. 146 (4), 884-887
- https://doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm/146.4.884
Abstract
We investigated the association of self-reported asthma and pesticide use in 1,939 male farmers. Regardless of age, smoking pack-years, and nasal allergic reactions, the prevalence of asthma was significantly associated with the use of carbamate insecticides (prevalence odds ratio = 1.8, 95% confidence interval: 1.1 to 3.1, p = 0.02). Self-reported asthmatics, in comparison with nonasthmatics, had significantly lower mean values for lung function test variables after adjusting for age and height and a higher prevalence of respiratory symptoms. These findings raise the possibility that exposure to agriculture chemicals could be related to lung dysfunction in exposed farmers.Keywords
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