Respiratory Symptoms and Pulmonary Functions of Workers Employed in Turkish Textile Dyeing Factories
| Autor: | Sibel Özkurt, Göksel Kiter, Fatma Evyapan, Beyza Akdag Kargi, Sevin Baser, Murat Kavas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Lung Diseases
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 9, Iss 4, Pp 1068-1076 (2012) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 9 Issue 4 Pages 1068-1076 |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | Dyes are known to be a causative agent of occupational asthma in workers exposed to them. We have evaluated respiratory symptoms among textile workers. The study population comprised 106 exposed workers and a control (unexposed) group. Data were collected by a questionnaire. PFTs (Pulmonary Function Test) were performed. Among the exposed workers 36.8% defined phlegm. Respiratory symptoms were not significantly different between two groups. The employment duration of the exposed workers with phlegm was longer than those without phlegm (p = 0.027). The mean % predicted of FEF25-75 of the exposed workers was found to be significantly lower than the control (unexposed) group (p = 0.01). Our study suggests that textile dyeing might cause respiratory symptoms in workers. © 2012 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. |
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