ArticleJournal of occupational and environmental medicine2016
Olfactory Function in Latino Farmworkers: Subclinical Neurological Effects of Pesticide Exposure in a Vulnerable Population.
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- High Pesticide Exposure Events and Self-Reported and Measured Olfactory Dysfunction.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2026Article
- Environmental triggers of Parkinson's disease - Implications of the Braak and dual-hit hypotheses.Neurobiology of disease · 2022Review
- Pesticide exposure among Latinx child farmworkers in North Carolina.American journal of industrial medicine · 2021Article
- High Pesticide Exposure Events and Olfactory Impairment among U.S. Farmers.Environmental health perspectives · 2019Article
- Mental Health Among Latina Farmworkers and Other Employed Latinas in North Carolina.Rural mental health · 2018Article
- Modulatory role of GSTT1 and GSTM1 in Punjabi agricultural workers exposed to pesticides.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2018Article
- Exploring Associations Between Postural Balance and Levels of Urinary Organophosphorus Pesticide Metabolites.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2018Article
- The Search for Environmental Causes of Parkinson's Disease: Moving Forward.Journal of Parkinson's disease · 2018Review
- Olfactory dysfunction revisited: a reappraisal of work-related olfactory dysfunction caused by chemicals.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2018Review
- The Changing Landscape of Parkinson Epidemiologic Research.Journal of Parkinson's disease · 2018Review
- Pesticide Urinary Metabolites Among Latina Farmworkers and Nonfarmworkers in North Carolina.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2018Article
- Olfactory Function in Latino Farmworkers Over 2 Years: Longitudinal Exploration of Subclinical Neurological Effects of Pesticide Exposure.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectivesWe compared olfactory function in pesticide-exposed Latino farmworkers and nonfarmworkers to explore its use as a subclinical indicator of neurological pesticide effects.
methodsWe recruited 304 current farmworkers and 247 nonfarmworkers. All completed odor identification (14 odors) and threshold tests (16 concentrations of n-butanol) using a well-established methodology.
resultsFarmworkers reported significantly greater lifetime pesticide exposure. Performance on both olfactory tests declined with age. Odor identification performance did not differ between groups. For odor threshold, farmworkers needed significantly higher concentrations to detect the odor. Results were unchanged when adjusted for sex, age, and smoking.
conclusionOlfactory function differences between farmworkers and nonfarmworkers suggest possible neurological effects. Because declining olfactory function is an early symptom of Parkinson disease and related conditions, it is a possible subclinical indicator of neurodegenerative disease in this vulnerable worker population.
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