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. 1992 Oct;146(4):884-7.
doi: 10.1164/ajrccm/146.4.884.

Association of asthma with use of pesticides. Results of a cross-sectional survey of farmers

A Senthilselvan  1 , H H McDuffie, J A Dosman
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Association of asthma with use of pesticides. Results of a cross-sectional survey of farmers

A Senthilselvan et al. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1992 Oct.

Abstract

We investigated the association of self-reported asthma and pesticide use in 1,939 male farmers. Regardless of age, smoking pack-years, and nasal allergic reactions, the prevalence of asthma was significantly associated with the use of carbamate insecticides (prevalence odds ratio = 1.8, 95% confidence interval: 1.1 to 3.1, p = 0.02). Self-reported asthmatics, in comparison with nonasthmatics, had significantly lower mean values for lung function test variables after adjusting for age and height and a higher prevalence of respiratory symptoms. These findings raise the possibility that exposure to agriculture chemicals could be related to lung dysfunction in exposed farmers.

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