Literature DB >> 26907086

[Organophosphate pesticides and neuropsychological and motor effects in the Maule Region, Chile].

María Teresa Muñoz-Quezada1, Boris Lucero2, Verónica Iglesias3, María Pía Muñoz3, Eduardo Achú4, Claudia Cornejo4, Carlos Concha5, Angela Grillo4, Ana María Brito6.   

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.
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Keywords:  Agricultural workers; Habilidades motoras; Motor skills; Neuropsychological tests; Organofosforados; Organophosphates; Pesticides; Plaguicidas; Pruebas neuropsicológicas; Trabajadores agrícolas

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Year:  2016        PMID: 26907086     DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2016.01.006

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Gac Sanit        ISSN: 0213-9111            Impact factor:   2.139


  5 in total

1.  Laboratory of the Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neurosciences Research Center of Universidad Católica del Maule, Chile.

Authors:  Boris Lucero; Chiara Saracini; María Teresa Muñoz-Quezada; Pablo Mendez-Bustos; Marco Mora
Journal:  Cogn Process       Date:  2018-06-14

2.  An educational intervention on the risk perception of pesticides exposure and organophosphate metabolites urinary concentrations in rural school children in Maule Region, Chile.

Authors:  María Teresa Muñoz-Quezada; Boris Lucero; Asa Bradman; Kyle Steenland; Liliana Zúñiga; Antonia M Calafat; María Ospina; Verónica Iglesias; María Pía Muñoz; Rafael J Buralli; Claudio Fredes; Juan Pablo Gutiérrez
Journal:  Environ Res       Date:  2019-06-24       Impact factor: 6.498

Review 3.  Health Effects of Pesticide Exposure in Latin American and the Caribbean Populations: A Scoping Review.

Authors:  Liliana A Zúñiga-Venegas; Carly Hyland; María Teresa Muñoz-Quezada; Lesliam Quirós-Alcalá; Mariana Butinof; Rafael Buralli; Andres Cardenas; Ricardo A Fernandez; Claudia Foerster; Nelson Gouveia; Juan P Gutiérrez Jara; Boris A Lucero; María Pía Muñoz; Muriel Ramírez-Santana; Anna R Smith; Noemi Tirado; Berna van Wendel de Joode; Gloria M Calaf; Alexis J Handal; Agnes Soares da Silva; Sandra Cortés; Ana M Mora
Journal:  Environ Health Perspect       Date:  2022-09-29       Impact factor: 11.035

4.  Biomonitoring of blood cholinesterases and acylpeptide hydrolase activities in rural inhabitants exposed to pesticides in the Coquimbo Region of Chile.

Authors:  Muriel Ramírez-Santana; Cristián Farías-Gómez; Liliana Zúñiga-Venegas; Rodrigo Sandoval; Nel Roeleveld; Koos Van der Velden; Paul T J Scheepers; Floria Pancetti
Journal:  PLoS One       Date:  2018-05-02       Impact factor: 3.240

5.  Validity and Reliability of an Assessment Tool for the Screening of Neurotoxic Effects in Agricultural Workers in Chile.

Authors:  Boris Lucero; Paula A Ceballos; María Teresa Muñoz-Quezada; Carolina Reynaldos; Chiara Saracini; Brittney Olivia Baumert
Journal:  Biomed Res Int       Date:  2019-10-30       Impact factor: 3.411

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