ArticleJournal of occupational and environmental medicine2017
Olfactory Function in Latino Farmworkers Over 2 Years: Longitudinal Exploration of Subclinical Neurological Effects of Pesticide Exposure.
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- High Pesticide Exposure Events and Self-Reported and Measured Olfactory Dysfunction.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2026Article
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- Environmental triggers of Parkinson's disease - Implications of the Braak and dual-hit hypotheses.Neurobiology of disease · 2022Review
- Health problems in agricultural workers occupationally exposed to pesticides.Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMT · 2021Review
- High Pesticide Exposure Events and Olfactory Impairment among U.S. Farmers.Environmental health perspectives · 2019Article
- Exploring Associations Between Postural Balance and Levels of Urinary Organophosphorus Pesticide Metabolites.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveWe compared patterns of olfactory function over 2 years in pesticide-exposed male Latino farmworkers and male Latino workers in industries without pesticide exposure.
methodsAt five points over 2 years, workers completed tests of odor threshold (16 concentrations of n-butanol) using a well-established methodology. Tests at two or more time points were completed by 156 farmworkers and 118 non-farmworkers.
resultsFarmworkers required significantly higher odorant concentrations at Contact 1 and across the 2-year follow-up to detect the odor. When adjusted for Contact 1, between-group differences persisted, but odor threshold performance did not worsen over time.
conclusionsPesticide exposure has been linked to neurodegenerative disease, as has declining olfactory function. Persistently poorer olfactory function among pesticide-exposed workers suggests the need to monitor neurological function in this vulnerable worker population.
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