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Occupation and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Minsk tractor plant workers
Author(s) -
Vinnikov Denis,
Semizhon Sergey,
Rybina Tatsyana,
Savich Ludmila,
Scherbitsky Vicktor,
Manichev Igor
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.22776
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , odds ratio , confidence interval , vital capacity , logistic regression , population , environmental health , lung function , lung , diffusing capacity
Background The aim of this study was to measure the association of exposure to dust at workplace with COPD using objective methods of exposure and outcome classification. Methods Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV 1 ) to forced vital capacity (FVC) <70%; FVC below LLN, and FEV 1 below LLN from the annual screening of Minsk Tractor Plant workers ( N = 458) were tested for predictors in an adjusted logistic regression model. Results In a regression model, adjusted for pack‐years of smoking, age, sex, and work duration, work in highly exposed workplaces was associated with FEV 1 /FVC<70% (odds ratio (OR) 2.10 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.16;3.83); and FEV 1