Occupational Asthma Severity among Flour Mill Workers and Adherence to Preventive Guidelines

Shaban, Marwa M.; Abdou, N.M.; Rehim, Abdur

doi:10.5958/0976-5506.2019.03002.x

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“…Manjit Kumar et al [22], in2020 conducted a study where out of total patients 61% were female and 39% were male. According to Mostatam Shaban et al [18]among total patient 53% were female and 47% were male.…”

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“…According to Mohamed Yoursy A. Shahin et al [17] in 2017 conducted a study where mean age was 35.5 ± 8 year. According to Mostata M. Shaaban et al [18], mean age group was 39±1.2 year.…”

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“…A study by M.M. Shaaban et al [18], in a cross-sectional study including 75 asthmatic adults of the age group 18 to 75 years. which were divided into two groups-35 percent males and 40 percent females-and assessed serum Vitamin D3 level and lung function.…”

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Association of serum level of vitamin D3 and pulmonary function in bronchial asthma Patients in tertiary care hospital of South Gujarat

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Dutt,

Desai

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Natl J Med Res

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Introduction: Asthma is a chronic lung disease characterised by reversible airway obstruction, cellular infiltration, and airway inflammation. The reaction is characterised by the interaction of genetic and environmental variables, as well as the activation of cells in the innate and adaptive immune systems. Method: The study was conducted in the Department of General medicine, in Tertiary Care Center, to study association of serum level of Vitamin D3 and pulmonary function in bronchial asthma patients. As per inclusion and exclusion criteria ,137 patients of bronchial asthma were included in the study. Result: In cases having serum vitamin D3 level <20 ng/ml mean value of FVC, FEV1, FEV1/FVC ratio, was 108.10±14.89, 68.56±13.40, and 62.35±5.17. In cases having serum vitamin D3 20-29 ng/ml, mean value of FVC, FEV1, and FEV1/FVC ratio was 109.72±12.22, 72.34±13.48, and 64.39±6.97. In cases having serum vitamin D3 >30 ng/ml mean value of FVC, FEV1, and FEV1/FVC ratio, was 115.0±4.27, 81.0±7.09, and 70.52±5.00. Conclusion: Vitamin D3 deficiency was highly prevalent in asthmatic patients, there was a strong correlation between asthma severity and vitamin D3 concentrations and there was a direct and a positive significant correlation between vitamin D3 levels and pulmonary function test in asthmatic patients.

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“…According to Mohamed Yoursy A. Shahin et al [17] in 2017 conducted a study where mean age was 35.5 ± 8 year. According to Mostata M. Shaaban et al [18], mean age group was 39±1.2 year.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Association of serum level of vitamin D3 and pulmonary function in bronchial asthma Patients in tertiary care hospital of South Gujarat

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Dutt,

Desai

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Assessment of respiratory health status of workers in flour mills of Assiut

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Background Working environment should not present a risk of injury or disease but many thousands of workers worldwide remain exposed to hazardous substances particularly in developing countries. Flour dust is one of those hazardous substances to which the flour mills workers are exposed to, inhalation of flour dust may cause diverse lung diseases with different severity of symptoms ranging from simple irritation to allergic reaction and chronic respiratory disorders, including asthma. Therefore, the present study was done to detect the prevalence of respiratory problems among flour mills workers. Methods The study was carried out in the flour mills of Assiut, it was a cross-sectional study among 203 workers. The study instruments were a semi-structured questionnaire about respiratory symptoms, chest examination and pulmonary function tests (PFT). Results The age of the study workers ranged from 19 to 60 years old, 94.1% were males, 50.7% were from urban regions. Pulmonary function abnormalities were found in 36.4% of them and 20.7% were diagnosed with bronchial asthma. Significant relationships were detected between abnormal pulmonary function tests and workers ≥ 40 years old, low educational level and those who worked in the flour mills for ≥ 10 years. Conclusions Flour dust cause respiratory symptoms and impair the pulmonary function of the flour mills workers and they may develop bronchial asthma which affect their work efficiency. Recommendations Medical care must be provided regularly to the flour mills workers and safety measures are mandatory. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov. NCT03678519. Registered August 10, 2022.

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Occupational Asthma Severity among Flour Mill Workers and Adherence to Preventive Guidelines

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Association of serum level of vitamin D3 and pulmonary function in bronchial asthma Patients in tertiary care hospital of South Gujarat

Association of serum level of vitamin D3 and pulmonary function in bronchial asthma Patients in tertiary care hospital of South Gujarat

Assessment of respiratory health status of workers in flour mills of Assiut

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