OBJECTIVE: To evaluate associations between poultry processing work and respiratory health among working Latino men and women in North Carolina. METHODS: Between May 2009 and November 2010, 402 poultry processing workers and 339 workers in a comparison population completed interviewer-administered questionnaires. Of these participants, 279 poultry processing workers and 222 workers in the comparison population also completed spirometry testing to provide measurements of forced expiratory volume in 1 second and forced vital capacity. RESULTS: Nine percent of poultry processing workers and 10% of workers in the comparison population reported current asthma. Relative to the comparison population, adjusted mean forced expiratory volume in 1 second and forced vital capacity were lower in the poultry processing population, particularly among men who reported sanitation job activities. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the low prevalence of respiratory symptoms reported, poultry processing work may affect lung function.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate associations between poultry processing work and respiratory health among working Latino men and women in North Carolina. METHODS: Between May 2009 and November 2010, 402 poultry processing workers and 339 workers in a comparison population completed interviewer-administered questionnaires. Of these participants, 279 poultry processing workers and 222 workers in the comparison population also completed spirometry testing to provide measurements of forced expiratory volume in 1 second and forced vital capacity. RESULTS: Nine percent of poultry processing workers and 10% of workers in the comparison population reported current asthma. Relative to the comparison population, adjusted mean forced expiratory volume in 1 second and forced vital capacity were lower in the poultry processing population, particularly among men who reported sanitation job activities. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the low prevalence of respiratory symptoms reported, poultry processing work may affect lung function.
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