Occupational Risk Factors for COPD: A Case-Control Study

Marie Kraïm-Leleu, Francois-Xavier Lesage, Moustapha Drame, Francois Lebargy and Frédéric Deschamps

PLOS ONE, 2016, vol. 11, issue 8, 1-11

Abstract: Objectives: The aim of this research was to examine the occupational risk factors for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD) in a range of occupations. Methods: Eleven occupations involving different types of exposure were observed in this multicenter case-control study. Controls and cases were matched for sex, age and smoking. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to estimate odds ratios (ORs). Results: A total of 1,519 participants were initially recruited between September 2004 and September 2012. After matching, 547 pairs were obtained. The mean age was 56.3 +/- 10.4 years. Smelter workers were the only ones with an increased risk of COPD in this study (OR = 7.6, p

Date: 2016
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