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ArticleAnnals of work exposures and health2024

Occupational exposure to pesticides and neurobehavioral outcomes. Impact of different original and recalled exposure measures on the associations.

Samuel Fuhrimann, William Mueller, Aggrey Atuhaire, Ruth Mubeezi, Johan Ohlander, Andrew Povey, Ioannis Basinas, Martie van Tongeren, Kate Jones, Karen S Galea and 1 more

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Samuel FuhrimannInstitute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS), Utrecht University, Yalelaan 1, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-1861-1737
William MuellerCentre for Human Exposure Science, Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM), Research Avenue North Riccarton, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-8712-736X
Aggrey AtuhaireUganda National Association of Community and Occupational Health (UNACOH), Building, plot 37, YMCA, 41 Buganda Rd, Kampala, Uganda.
Ruth MubeeziSchool of Public Health, Makarere University, New Mulago Hill Road, Mulago, Kampala, Uganda.
Johan OhlanderInstitute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS), Utrecht University, Yalelaan 1, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Andrew PoveyCentre for Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Crawford House, Booth St E, Manchester M13 9QS, United Kingdom.
Ioannis BasinasCentre for Human Exposure Science, Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM), Research Avenue North Riccarton, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-7708-3017
Martie van TongerenCentre for Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Crawford House, Booth St E, Manchester M13 9QS, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-1205-1898
Kate JonesHealth and Safety Executive (HSE), Harpur Hill, Buxton SK17 9JN, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-8923-2999
Karen S GaleaCentre for Human Exposure Science, Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM), Research Avenue North Riccarton, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Hans KromhoutInstitute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS), Utrecht University, Yalelaan 1, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands.

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Abstract

backgroundSeveral measures of occupational exposure to pesticides have been used to study associations between exposure to pesticides and neurobehavioral outcomes. This study assessed the impact of different exposure measures for glyphosate and mancozeb on the association with neurobehavioral outcomes based on original and recalled self-reported data with 246 smallholder farmers in Uganda.

methodsThe association between the 6 exposure measures and 6 selected neurobehavioral test scores was investigated using linear multivariable regression models. Exposure measures included original exposure measures for the previous year in 2017: (i) application status (yes/no), (ii) number of application days, (iii) average exposure-intensity scores (EIS) of an application and (iv) number of EIS-weighted application days. Two additional measures were collected in 2019: (v) recalled application status and (vi) recalled EIS for the respective periods in 2017.

resultsRecalled applicator status and EIS were between 1.2 and 1.4 times more frequent and higher for both pesticides than the original application status and EIS. Adverse associations between the different original measures of exposure to glyphosate and 4 neurobehavioral tests were observed. Glyphosate exposure based on recalled information and all mancozeb exposure measures were not associated with the neurobehavioral outcomes.

conclusionsThe relation between the different original self-reported glyphosate exposure measures and neurobehavioral test scores appeared to be robust. When based on recalled exposure measures, associations observed with the original exposure measures were no longer present. Therefore, future epidemiological studies on self-reported exposure should critically evaluate the potential bias towards the null in observed exposure-response associations.

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