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Obstructive Pulmonary Function Impairment among Korean Male Workers Exposed to Organic Solvents, Iron Oxide Dust, and Welding Fumes
We evaluated spirometric obstructive pulmonary function impairment among workers who were occupationally exposed to organic solvents, iron oxide dust, or welding fumes. Data were collected from records of periodic health examinations of workers. In total, 448 Korean male workers were enrolled and cl...
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National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4202746/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24131874 http://dx.doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2012-0213 |
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author | RYU, Ji Young LEE, Sang-Yoon KIM, Dae Hwan |
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description | We evaluated spirometric obstructive pulmonary function impairment among workers who were occupationally exposed to organic solvents, iron oxide dust, or welding fumes. Data were collected from records of periodic health examinations of workers. In total, 448 Korean male workers were enrolled and classified into three exposure groups: exposure to organic solvents, iron oxide dust, or welding fumes. Logistic regression analysis was performed to evaluate the association between occupational exposure and pulmonary function. Compared to exposure to organic solvents, exposure to iron oxide dust was significantly associated with obstructive pulmonary function impairment (odds ratio [OR], 9.61; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.20–41.97). The group exposed to welding fumes did not show a significantly higher OR compare to those exposed to organic solvents (OR, 2.83; 95% CI, 0.74–10.8). These results suggest that exposure to iron oxide dust has a greater association with obstructive pulmonary function impairment than exposure to organic solvents or welding fumes. |
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spelling | pubmed-42027462014-11-10 Obstructive Pulmonary Function Impairment among Korean Male Workers Exposed to Organic Solvents, Iron Oxide Dust, and Welding Fumes RYU, Ji Young LEE, Sang-Yoon KIM, Dae Hwan Ind Health Original Article We evaluated spirometric obstructive pulmonary function impairment among workers who were occupationally exposed to organic solvents, iron oxide dust, or welding fumes. Data were collected from records of periodic health examinations of workers. In total, 448 Korean male workers were enrolled and classified into three exposure groups: exposure to organic solvents, iron oxide dust, or welding fumes. Logistic regression analysis was performed to evaluate the association between occupational exposure and pulmonary function. Compared to exposure to organic solvents, exposure to iron oxide dust was significantly associated with obstructive pulmonary function impairment (odds ratio [OR], 9.61; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.20–41.97). The group exposed to welding fumes did not show a significantly higher OR compare to those exposed to organic solvents (OR, 2.83; 95% CI, 0.74–10.8). These results suggest that exposure to iron oxide dust has a greater association with obstructive pulmonary function impairment than exposure to organic solvents or welding fumes. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan 2013-10-16 2013-11 /pmc/articles/PMC4202746/ /pubmed/24131874 http://dx.doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2012-0213 Text en ©2013 National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License. |
spellingShingle | Original Article RYU, Ji Young LEE, Sang-Yoon KIM, Dae Hwan Obstructive Pulmonary Function Impairment among Korean Male Workers Exposed to Organic Solvents, Iron Oxide Dust, and Welding Fumes |
title | Obstructive Pulmonary Function Impairment among Korean Male Workers Exposed
to Organic Solvents, Iron Oxide Dust, and Welding Fumes |
title_full | Obstructive Pulmonary Function Impairment among Korean Male Workers Exposed
to Organic Solvents, Iron Oxide Dust, and Welding Fumes |
title_fullStr | Obstructive Pulmonary Function Impairment among Korean Male Workers Exposed
to Organic Solvents, Iron Oxide Dust, and Welding Fumes |
title_full_unstemmed | Obstructive Pulmonary Function Impairment among Korean Male Workers Exposed
to Organic Solvents, Iron Oxide Dust, and Welding Fumes |
title_short | Obstructive Pulmonary Function Impairment among Korean Male Workers Exposed
to Organic Solvents, Iron Oxide Dust, and Welding Fumes |
title_sort | obstructive pulmonary function impairment among korean male workers exposed
to organic solvents, iron oxide dust, and welding fumes |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4202746/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24131874 http://dx.doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2012-0213 |
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