Interaction of smoking with respiratory effects of occupational dust exposure: a prospective population study among Norwegian men. Issue 2 (26th June 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tynes, Tore; Løvseth, Eva Kristin; Johannessen, Håkon A.; Sterud, Tom; Skogstad, Marit
• Is Part Of: ERJ open research. Volume 4:Issue 2(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-06-26
• Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiration -- Periodicals; Respiration; Respiratory organs -- Diseases; Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Treatment; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Electronic journals; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; Periodical; 616.2005
• DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00021-2018
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2312-0541

Abstract

Occupational exposure to airborne pollutants increases the risk of respiratory symptoms and diseases among workers [1]. There is, however, a lack of prospective studies addressing the temporal relationship between airborne dust at work and respiratory symptoms in the general working population. Such studies permit the calculation of the population attributable fraction [2, 3]. The attributable fraction of airborne pollutants at work to respiratory symptoms has not been estimated since 2003 [1]. As the labour market undergoes changes, there is a need for new prospective studies with updated estimates. We aimed to examine the prospective association between dust exposure and respiratory symptoms in the general working population of men. Further, we also aimed to examine if smoking is a possible effect modifier of the association between dust exposure and symptoms. Dust at work is associated with risk of respiratory symptoms, the population attributable fraction is 19, and smoking is an effect modifier http://ow.ly/w0RF30jUL2Z