학술논문
Occupational exposures to solvents and metals are associated with fixed airflow obstruction
Document Type
article
Author
Sheikh M Alif; Shyamali C Dharmage; Geza Benke; Martine Dennekamp; John A Burgess; Jennifer L Perret; Caroline J Lodge; Stephen Morrison; David P Johns; Graham G Giles; Lyle C Gurrin; Paul S Thomas; John L Hopper; Richard Wood-Baker; Bruce R Thompson; Iain H Feather; Roel Vermeulen; Hans Kromhout; E Haydn Walters; Michael J Abramson; Melanie C Matheson
Source
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, Vol 43, Iss 6, Pp 595-603 (2017)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0355-3140
1795-990X
1795-990X
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the associations between occupational exposures to solvents and metals and fixed airflow obstruction (AO) using post-bronchodilator spirometry. METHODS: We included 1335 participants from the 2002–2008 follow-up of the Tasmanian Longitudinal Health Study. Ever-exposure and cumulative exposure-unit (EU) years were calculated using the ALOHA plus job exposure matrix (JEM). Fixed AO was defined as post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)/forced vital capacity (FVC)