ArticleAmerican journal of industrial medicine2013
Risk factors associated with asthma phenotypes in dental healthcare workers.
Article in American journal of industrial medicine, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- A systematic review of the relation between ten potential occupational sensitizing exposures and asthma.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2025Pooled it
- Aerosol mitigation efficiency of high-volume suction systems during aerosol-generating dental procedures with patients.Annals of work exposures and health · 2026Article
- Chronic respiratory disease surveys in adults in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic scoping review of methodological approaches and outcomes.Journal of global health · 2021Article
- Asthma Phenotypes and Host Risk Factors Associated With Various Asthma-Related Outcomes in Health Workers.Frontiers in allergy · 2021Article
- Characterizing Inflammatory Cell Asthma Associated Phenotypes in Dental Health Workers Using Cytokine Profiling.Frontiers in allergy · 2021Article
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backgroundExposure in the dental environment can increase the risk of respiratory disease in dental healthcare workers (HCWs). This study investigated the prevalence of asthma phenotypes in dental HCWs and associated risk factors.
methodsA cross-sectional study of 454 dental HCWs in five dental institutions in South Africa was conducted. A self-administered questionnaire elicited the health and employment history of subjects. Sera was analyzed for atopic status and latex sensitization. Pre- and post-bronchodilator spirometry was performed.
resultsThe prevalence of atopic asthma was 6.9%, non-atopic asthma 5.9% and work-exacerbated asthma (WEA) 4.0%. Atopy and work-related ocular-nasal symptoms were strong predictors of WEA (OR: 3.4; 95% CI: 1.07-10.8; OR: 6.7, 95% CI: 2.4-19.1), respectively. Regular use of personal protective equipment (PPE) was associated with a protective affect (OR: 0.23, 95% CI: 0.1-0.7) among non-atopic asthmatics, while glove use and respiratory protection was protective among atopic asthmatics (OR: 0.39, 95% CI: 0.17-0.89).
conclusionIdentification of risk factors associated with specific asthma phenotypes in dental HCWs can be used to focus preventive strategies for asthmatics.
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