ArticleOccupational and environmental medicine2013
Cross-shift and longitudinal changes in FEV1 among wood dust exposed workers.
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- Wood dust effects on carpenters pulmonary function test parameters: a comparative study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
- A Cross Sectional Study of Respiratory and Allergy Status in Dairy Workers.Journal of agromedicine · 2023Article
- The association between wood dust exposure and respiratory disorders and oxidative stress among furniture workers.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2022Article
- High Prevalence of Respiratory Symptoms among Particleboard Workers in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- The Effect of Wood Aerosols and Bioaerosols on the Respiratory Systems of Wood Manufacturing Industry Workers in Golestan Province.Tanaffos · 2017Article
- A 4-Year Follow-up Cohort Study of the Respiratory Functions in Toner-handling Workers.Safety and health at work · 2014Article
- A Review of Wood Dust Longitudinal Health Studies: Implications for an Occupational Limit Value.Dose-response : a publication of International Hormesis SocietyReview
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Abstract
objectivesAcute lung function (LF) changes might predict an accelerated decline in LF. In this study, we investigated the association between cross-shift and longitudinal changes in forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV(1)) among woodworkers in a 6-year follow-up study.
methods817 woodworkers and 136 controls participated with cross-shift changes of FEV(1) at baseline and FEV(1) and forced vital capacity at follow-up. Height and weight were measured and questionnaire information on respiratory symptoms, employment and smoking habits was collected. Wood dust exposure was assessed from 3572 personal dust measurements at baseline and follow-up. Cumulative wood dust exposure was assessed by a study-specific job exposure matrix and exposure time.
resultsThe median (range) of inhalable dust at baseline and cumulative wood dust exposure was 1.0 (0.2-9.8) mg/m(3) and 3.8 (0-7.1) mg year/m(3), respectively. Mean (SD) for %ΔFEV(1)/workday and ΔFEV(1)/year was 0.2 (6.0)%, and -29.1 (41.8) ml. Linear regression models adjusting for smoking, age, height and weight change showed no association between cross-shift and annual change in FEV(1) among woodworkers or controls. Including different exposure estimates, atopy or cross-shift change dichotomised or as quartiles did not change the results.
conclusionsThis study among workers exposed to low levels of wood dust does not support an association between acute LF changes and accelerated LF decline.
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