María Teresa Muñoz-Quezada1, Boris Lucero2, Verónica Iglesias3, María Pía Muñoz3, Eduardo Achú4, Claudia Cornejo4, Carlos Concha5, Angela Grillo4, Ana María Brito6. 1. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile. Electronic address: mtmunoz@ucm.cl. 2. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile; Programa de Doctorado en Psicología, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. 3. Escuela de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. 4. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile. 5. Secretaría Ministerial de Salud de la Región del Maule, Gobierno de Chile, Talca, Chile. 6. Hospital Regional de Talca, Talca, Chile.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate organophosphate pesticide exposure and neuropsychological and motor performance in agricultural and non-agricultural workers in the Maule Region in Chile. METHOD: Analytic cross-sectional study in 93 exposed farm workers and 84 unexposed non-agricultural workers. A battery of four neuropsychological tests was administered together with a neuro-motor physical examination. RESULTS: On the Weschler adult intelligence scale (WAIS-IV), exposed agricultural workers exhibited poorer performance than non-agricultural workers in verbal comprehension (β=-3.2; p=0.034) and processing speed (β=-4.4; p=0.036) and in the full scale (β=-4; p=0.016), as well as in discrimination sensitivity (β=1, p=0,009), adjusted by years of schooling and/or age. CONCLUSIONS: We suggest the development of policies and regulations for the control, sale and use of organophosphate pesticides and intervention strategies on safety measures aimed at the exposed population.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate organophosphate pesticide exposure and neuropsychological and motor performance in agricultural and non-agricultural workers in the Maule Region in Chile. METHOD: Analytic cross-sectional study in 93 exposed farm workers and 84 unexposed non-agricultural workers. A battery of four neuropsychological tests was administered together with a neuro-motor physical examination. RESULTS: On the Weschler adult intelligence scale (WAIS-IV), exposed agricultural workers exhibited poorer performance than non-agricultural workers in verbal comprehension (β=-3.2; p=0.034) and processing speed (β=-4.4; p=0.036) and in the full scale (β=-4; p=0.016), as well as in discrimination sensitivity (β=1, p=0,009), adjusted by years of schooling and/or age. CONCLUSIONS: We suggest the development of policies and regulations for the control, sale and use of organophosphate pesticides and intervention strategies on safety measures aimed at the exposed population.
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