Prevalence of respiratory symptoms and spirometric changes among non-smoker male wood workers

Davood K. Hosseini, Vahab Malekshahi Nejad, Haiying Sun, Hanieh K. Hosseini, Seyyed Hassan Adeli and Tian Wang

PLOS ONE, 2020, vol. 15, issue 3, 1-10

Abstract: Objective: To assess the effects of workplace exposure to hardwood dust on lung function and determine a prevalence of respiratory symptoms among wood workers. Study design: Cross-sectional observational study. Setting: Tertiary referral center. Subjects and methods: Two hundred seventy-six, non-smoker male wood workers and equal number of non-smoker male office workers, referred to pulmonology clinic included in this study. Evaluation of study participants included completion of a questionnaire regarding respiratory symptoms and baseline spirometry was measured according to the actual recommendations. Results: Respiratory symptoms including cough, phlegm, chest tightness, and wheezing were significantly higher in wood workers than office workers (40.2% versus 29.3% for cough, p = 0.0073; 40.6% versus 23.6% for phlegm, p

Date: 2020
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