Effect of cotton dust on lungs among female workers in cotton industry in northern Gujarat, India
| Autor: | Gnanadesigan, Ekambaram, Alkesh, Vara, Shah Mansi, Nileshkumar, N, Sivasubramanian |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Bioinformation. 18:255-260 |
| ISSN: | 0973-2063 0973-8894 |
| Popis: | Byssinosis is a disabling occupational lung disease caused by cotton dust. It is a well known occupational respiratory disease in cotton industry workers caused by cotton dust pollution. Many studies have been documented the effects of cotton dust on pulmonary function among workers employed in cotton-spinning mills. However, little data exist on the prevalence of this disorder in female workers particularly in western part of India. The present study was conducted to analyze the effects of exposure to cotton dust on pulmonary functions among female workers. The study was designed to assess the effects of exposure to cotton dust on lung functions among female cotton industry workers. Study group comprises 50 Female workers of cotton industry and control group comprises 50 age matched females who were neither worked in cotton industry nor exposed to cotton dust. Information was collected using standardized questionnaires, physical examination and spirometric measurements. Student’s T-test was used to find the difference between spirometric parameters. All the respiratory parameters (FVC, FEV1, FEV1/FVC ratio, FEF 25-75 % PEFR and MVV) were reduced in cotton industry workers as compared with control subjects (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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