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Trial reportScientific reports2020

Occupational exposures and genetic susceptibility to occupational exposures are related to sickness absence in the Lifelines cohort study.

Md Omar Faruque, Kim De Jong, Judith M Vonk, Hans Kromhout, Roel Vermeulen, Ute Bültmann, H Marike Boezen

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Trial report in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors.

Md Omar FaruqueUniversity of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Epidemiology, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Kim De JongUniversity of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Epidemiology, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Judith M VonkUniversity of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Epidemiology, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Hans KromhoutUniversity of Utrecht, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS), Division of Environmental Epidemiology, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Roel VermeulenUniversity of Utrecht, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS), Division of Environmental Epidemiology, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Ute BültmannUniversity of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Health Sciences, Community and Occupational Medicine, Groningen, The Netherlands.
H Marike BoezenUniversity of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Epidemiology, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ, Groningen, The Netherlands. h.m.boezen@umcg.nl.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this cross-sectional study, we investigated the association between occupational exposures and sickness absence (SA), the mediating role of respiratory symptoms, and whether genetic susceptibility to SA upon occupational exposures exists. Logistic regression was used to examine associations and structural equation modelling was used for mediation analyses. Genetic susceptibility was investigated by including interactions between occupational exposures and 11 candidate single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Biological dust, mineral dust, and pesticides exposure were associated with a lower prevalence of any SA (OR (95% CI) = 0.72 (0.58-0.89), 0.88 (0.78-0.99), and 0.70 (0.55-0.89), respectively) while gases/fumes exposure was associated with a higher prevalence of long-term SA (1.46 (1.11-1.91)). Subjects exposed to solvents and metals had a higher prevalence of any (1.14 (1.03-1.26) and 1.68 (1.26-2.24)) and long-term SA (1.26 (1.08-1.46) and 1.75 (1.15-2.67)). Chronic cough and chronic phlegm mediated the association between high gases/fumes exposure and long-term SA. Two of 11 SNPs investigated had a positive interaction with exposure on SA and one SNP negatively interacted with exposure on SA. Exposure to metals and gases/fumes showed a clear dose-response relationship with a higher prevalence of long-term SA; contrary, exposure to pesticides and biological/mineral dust showed a protective effect on any SA. Respiratory symptoms mediated the association between occupational exposures and SA. Moreover, gene-by-exposure interactions exist.

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CoughGenetic Predisposition to DiseasePolymorphism, Single NucleotideAdolescentAdultAgedAir Pollutants, OccupationalCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOccupational ExposureAir Pollutants, Occupational

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