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The cohort of young Danish farmers – A longitudinal study of the health effects of farming exposure

Working in agriculture poses a serious risk for development of respiratory diseases, especially when working in animal housing. Animal workers are exposed to a mixture of organic and inorganic dust together with fumes and gases, including allergens and microbial-associated molecular patterns with a...

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Autores principales: Elholm, Grethe, Omland, Øyvind, Schlünssen, Vivi, Hjort, Charlotte, Basinas, Ioannis, Sigsgaard, Torben
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2943178/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20865102
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author Elholm, Grethe
Omland, Øyvind
Schlünssen, Vivi
Hjort, Charlotte
Basinas, Ioannis
Sigsgaard, Torben
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Omland, Øyvind
Schlünssen, Vivi
Hjort, Charlotte
Basinas, Ioannis
Sigsgaard, Torben
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description Working in agriculture poses a serious risk for development of respiratory diseases, especially when working in animal housing. Animal workers are exposed to a mixture of organic and inorganic dust together with fumes and gases, including allergens and microbial-associated molecular patterns with a potentially major impact on respiratory health and the immune system. Exposure to microbial agents in animal housing is associated with an increased prevalence of respiratory symptoms, including bronchial hyperresponsiveness, accelerated lung function decline, and neutrophil-mediated inflammation. These clinical findings are often seen without IgE-mediated sensitization. In fact it has been found in recent studies that the prevalence of atopic sensitization and atopic asthma is low among farmers compared with other populations. The SUS study was designed to identify the type and occurrence of respiratory symptoms and disease, and to investigate risk factors for respiratory disorders and changes in lung function among young farming students. The cohort of young Danish farmers was established in 1992/1994 and followed up in 2007/2008 with a participation rate of 51.7%. The cohort consists of 1734 male farming students, 230 female farming students, and 407 army recruits as controls.
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spelling pubmed-29431782010-09-23 The cohort of young Danish farmers – A longitudinal study of the health effects of farming exposure Elholm, Grethe Omland, Øyvind Schlünssen, Vivi Hjort, Charlotte Basinas, Ioannis Sigsgaard, Torben Clin Epidemiol Rapid Communication Working in agriculture poses a serious risk for development of respiratory diseases, especially when working in animal housing. Animal workers are exposed to a mixture of organic and inorganic dust together with fumes and gases, including allergens and microbial-associated molecular patterns with a potentially major impact on respiratory health and the immune system. Exposure to microbial agents in animal housing is associated with an increased prevalence of respiratory symptoms, including bronchial hyperresponsiveness, accelerated lung function decline, and neutrophil-mediated inflammation. These clinical findings are often seen without IgE-mediated sensitization. In fact it has been found in recent studies that the prevalence of atopic sensitization and atopic asthma is low among farmers compared with other populations. The SUS study was designed to identify the type and occurrence of respiratory symptoms and disease, and to investigate risk factors for respiratory disorders and changes in lung function among young farming students. The cohort of young Danish farmers was established in 1992/1994 and followed up in 2007/2008 with a participation rate of 51.7%. The cohort consists of 1734 male farming students, 230 female farming students, and 407 army recruits as controls. Dove Medical Press 2010-08-09 /pmc/articles/PMC2943178/ /pubmed/20865102 Text en © 2010 Elholm et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd. This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Elholm, Grethe
Omland, Øyvind
Schlünssen, Vivi
Hjort, Charlotte
Basinas, Ioannis
Sigsgaard, Torben
The cohort of young Danish farmers – A longitudinal study of the health effects of farming exposure
title The cohort of young Danish farmers – A longitudinal study of the health effects of farming exposure
title_full The cohort of young Danish farmers – A longitudinal study of the health effects of farming exposure
title_fullStr The cohort of young Danish farmers – A longitudinal study of the health effects of farming exposure
title_full_unstemmed The cohort of young Danish farmers – A longitudinal study of the health effects of farming exposure
title_short The cohort of young Danish farmers – A longitudinal study of the health effects of farming exposure
title_sort cohort of young danish farmers – a longitudinal study of the health effects of farming exposure
topic Rapid Communication
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2943178/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20865102
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