Longitudinal respiratory health study of the wood processing industry

Glindmeyer, Henry W.; Rando, Roy J.; Lefante, John J.; Freyder, Laurie; Brisolara, Joseph A.; Jones, Robert N.

doi:10.1002/ajim.20594

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“…Industry-or occupation-specific studies of organic/ biological dust Of the industry-or occupation-specific studies of organic/ biological dust exposure and COPD (table 3), nine (72)(73)(74)(75)(76)(77)(78)(79)(80) were cross-sectional and ten (81)(82)(83)(84)(85)(86)(87)(88)(89)(90) longitudinal with follow up-time between 1-20 years. A majority of the studies came from Europe (72-77, 79, 80, 85, 86, 88) and the US (82,83,89,90), with two each from China (81,84) and South Africa (78,87).…”

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“…A majority of the studies came from Europe (72-77, 79, 80, 85, 86, 88) and the US (82,83,89,90), with two each from China (81,84) and South Africa (78,87). The studies comprised a total of 16 856 subjects with exposures of cotton, flax, jute, farming, grain, wood, paper, and rubber.…”

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“…The studies comprised a total of 16 856 subjects with exposures of cotton, flax, jute, farming, grain, wood, paper, and rubber. In eight of the studies (75,77,78,80,(86)(87)(88)(89), personal sampling technique was used to define the exposure; in one study (72), both personal and area-level sampling techniques were used, and in five studies (79,81,82,84,90), arealevel sampling techniques alone were used. The exposure was characterized by questionnaire in four studies (73,74,76,83), while in one study (85) employee records defined exposure.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…GOLD criteria II+ was the outcome in two studies (76,77), FEV 1 /FVC ratio <0.7 in two others (78,87), and FEV 1 /FVC ratio alone in one (80). Decline in FEV 1 and/or FEV 1 /FVC were assessed in three studies (88)(89)(90), while in one study the outcome was FEV 1 /FVC< LLN (75).…”

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Occupational chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic literature review

Omland

Würtz

Aasen³

et al. 2013

Scand J Work Environ Health

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Occupational chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic literature review by Omland Ø, Würtz ET, Aasen TB, Blanc P, Brisman J, Miller MR, Pedersen OF, Schlünssen V, Sigsgaard T, Ulrik CS, Viskum S This review on occupational chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) addresses some of the potential limitations of earlier assessments by restricting the studies included to high quality epidemiological analysis involving only spirometrically confirmed air-flow obstruction as the outcome. The authors combined this with minimal requirements for exposure characterization allowing for analysis of population-based studies. Affiliation 19Review Scand J Work Environ Health. 2014;40(1):19-35. doi:10.5271/sjweh.3400 Occupational chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic literature review Objective Occupational-attributable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) presents a substantial health challenge. Focusing on spirometric criteria for airflow obstruction, this review of occupational COPD includes both population-wide and industry-specific exposures.Methods We used PubMed and Embase to identify relevant original epidemiological peer-reviewed articles, supplemented with citations identified from references in key review articles. This yielded 4528 citations. Articles were excluded for lack of lung function measurement, insufficient occupational exposure classification, lack of either external or internal referents, non-accounting of age or smoking effect, or major analytic inadequacies preventing interpretation of findings. A structured data extraction sheet was used for the remaining 147 articles. Final inclusion was based on a positive qualitative Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) score (≥2+) for study quality, yielding 25 population-wide and 34 industry/occupation-specific studies, 15 on inorganic and 19 on organic dust exposure, respectively. ResultsThere was a consistent and predominantly significant association between occupational exposures and COPD in 22 of 25 population-based studies, 12 of 15 studies with an inorganic/mineral dust exposure, and 17 of 19 studies on organic exposure, even though the studies varied in design, populations, and the use of measures of exposure and outcome. A nearly uniform pattern of a dose-response relationship between various exposures and COPD was found, adding to the evidence that occupational exposures from vapors, gas, dust, and fumes are risk factors for COPD. ConclusionThere is strong and consistent evidence to support a causal association between multiple categories of occupational exposure and COPD, both within and across industry groups.Key terms: airflow obstruction; COPD; dust; fume; gas; lung function measurement; occupational exposure; vapor. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) represents serious morbidity and has emerged as a leading cause of death worldwide (1). Although tobacco smoking is the leading factor in the etiology of COPD, the disease may be caused by inhalation of different gases and aerosols among bot...

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Section: Population-based Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Population-based Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Population-based Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Occupational chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic literature review

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Aasen³

et al. 2013

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…However, not all studies agree. A recent US study has shown fewer or no symptoms from typical exposures (Glindmeyer et al 2008). Other studies have addressed the relationship between exposure to wood dust and skin pathologies (Innocenti & Del Monaco 1980) or asthma (Hessel et al 1995, Malo et al 1995.…”

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