Co-morbidities among silicotics at Shakarpur: A follow up study
| Autor: | Nayanjeet Chaudhury, Rajiv Paliwal, Ajay Phatak |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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| Zdroj: | Lung India, Vol 29, Iss 1, Pp 6-10 (2012) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0970-2113 0974-598X |
| DOI: | 10.4103/0970-2113.92348 |
| Popis: | Context: Studies have revealed high morbidity and mortality among agate stone workers of Shakarpur due to silicosis. Besides the fatal disease, the workers also suffer from debilitating co-morbidities especially tuberculosis and under nutrition. Aims: The present study describes few co-morbidities and their influence in mortality in cases of silicosis that were followed for 30 months at Shakarpur. Settings and Design: Shakarpur, Khambhat of Gujarat. Materials and Methods: Spirometry for lung function, chest X-ray, anthropometry, body fat % measurement, record of tuberculosis status and ILO classification of pneumoconiosis were done among 53 chest symptomatic patients above 15 years of age who were followed for 30 months. Results: Out of 53 participants (35 men), with an average duration of exposure to free silica of 16.8 years, more than half of the male workers were underweight (BMI |
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