[Follow-up of respiratory symptoms and pulmonary ventilatory function in jute textile workers].

Praćenje respiratornih simptoma i ventilacijske funkcije pluća tekstilnih radnica na preradi jute.

Publisher: Zbor Lijecnika Hrvatske Country of Publication: Croatia NLM ID: 0074253 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0024-3477 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00243477 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Lijec Vjesn Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: Zagreb : Zbor Lijecnika Hrvatske

Textile Industry*; Occupational Diseases/*diagnosis ; Respiratory Tract Diseases/*diagnosis; Adolescent ; Adult ; Dust/adverse effects ; Female ; Forced Expiratory Volume ; Humans ; Occupational Diseases/etiology ; Plants ; Respiratory Tract Diseases/etiology ; Vital Capacity

The acute and chronic effects of exposure to jute dust on respiratory function was studied in a group of textile workers over a 19-year period. During the initial study the prevalence of all chronic respiratory symptoms was higher among the exposed workers compared with the controls. These differences in the prevalence were statistically significant at the time of the follow-up study, 19 years later. Four textile workers developed symptoms of occupational asthma during exposure to jute dust. Measurement of ventilatory capacity at both surveys demonstrated small but statistically significant mean acute reductions of FVC and FEV1 over the work shift. The values for FVC and FEV1 measured at the time of the follow-up study were significantly lower than the predicted normal values. The mean annual decrease for FVC and FEV1 was 35 ml/year what is greater than expected. Our data suggest that exposure to jute dust may in sensitive workers lead to the development of respiratory symptoms and diseases with less pronounced changes in ventilatory capacity.

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Date Created: 19920901 Date Completed: 19940301 Latest Revision: 20091111

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