| Title | Role of environment in the development of chronic bronchitis. |
| Author(s) | Husman K, Koskenvuo M, Kaprio J, Terho EO, Vohlonen I |
| Institution | Kuopio Regional Institute of Occupational Health, Finland. |
| Source | Eur J Respir Dis Suppl 1987.:57-63. |
| MeSH | Adult
Agricultural Workers' Diseases
Bronchitis
Cereals
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dust
Environmental Exposure
Female
Finland
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Registries
Twins
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| Abstract | Based on data in the Finnish Twin Registry, which was obtained by postal questionnaire, the prevalence of chronic bronchitis among non-smoking farmers was 3.6% and among a corresponding group of non-farmers (reference subjects) 3.4%. The six-year incidences of chronic bronchitis for these 2 groups were 2.7% and 0.7%, respectively. The difference in incidence between these groups was significant (p less than 0.001). The fact that the incidence among farming subjects was three times the incidence among non-farming subjects indicates that chronic bronchitis is a work-related disease among farmers. This is analogous to previous findings that symptoms compatible with chronic bronchitis occur more often among grain elevator workers than among urban dwellers. The occurrence of chronic bronchitis among both farmers and grain elevator workers probably is associated with exposure to grain dusts. |
| Language | eng |
| Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
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| PubMed ID | 3499347 |
