Tobias Weinmann1, Felix Forster, Erika von Mutius, Christian Vogelberg, Jon Genuneit, Doris Windstetter, Dennis Nowak, Katja Radon, Jessica Gerlich. 1. Institute and Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine (Dr Weinmann, Mr Forster, Dr Windstetter, Dr Nowak, Dr Radon, Dr Gerlich); Dr. v. Haunersches Kinderspital (Dr von Mutius), University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet; Comprehensive Pneumology Centre (CPC), German Centre for Lung Research (DZL) (Dr Weinmann, Mr Forster, Dr von Mutius, Dr Windstetter, Dr Nowak, Dr Radon, Dr Gerlich), Munich; Paediatric Department, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, TU Dresden, Dresden (Dr Vogelberg); Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, Ulm University, Ulm (Dr Genuneit); and Pediatric Epidemiology, Department of Pediatrics, University Medicine Leipzig, Leipzig (Dr Genuneit), Germany.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the association of occupational disinfectants use with asthma and wheezing in young professionals. METHODS: Three hundred sixty-five participants from the German Study on Occupational Allergy Risks II aged 20 to 24 years and working in cleaning or health services answered a questionnaire on respiratory health, occupational exposure to disinfectants, and potential confounders. By logistic regression, we calculated the association between duration of occupational disinfectants exposure and doctor-diagnosed asthma, current asthma, and current wheezing. RESULTS: Individuals exposed to disinfectants for more than 12 months had almost three times the odds of doctor-diagnosed asthma compared with those not exposed (odds ratio [OR]: 2.99, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.36-6.55). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings provide some further evidence for an association between occupational exposure to disinfectants and asthma, indicating that this association can be seen already after the first year of exposure.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the association of occupational disinfectants use with asthma and wheezing in young professionals. METHODS: Three hundred sixty-five participants from the German Study on Occupational Allergy Risks II aged 20 to 24 years and working in cleaning or health services answered a questionnaire on respiratory health, occupational exposure to disinfectants, and potential confounders. By logistic regression, we calculated the association between duration of occupational disinfectants exposure and doctor-diagnosed asthma, current asthma, and current wheezing. RESULTS: Individuals exposed to disinfectants for more than 12 months had almost three times the odds of doctor-diagnosed asthma compared with those not exposed (odds ratio [OR]: 2.99, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.36-6.55). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings provide some further evidence for an association between occupational exposure to disinfectants and asthma, indicating that this association can be seen already after the first year of exposure.
Authors: J E Lindberg; M M Quinn; R J Gore; C J Galligan; S R Sama; N N Sheikh; P K Markkanen; A Parker-Vega; N D Karlsson; R F LeBouf; M A Virji Journal: J Occup Environ Hyg Date: 2021-05-18 Impact factor: 3.359
Authors: Camilla Sandal Sejbaek; Esben Meulengracht Flachs; Tanja Korfitsen Carøe; Harald William Meye; Marie Frederiksen; Karen Bo Frydendall; Peder Wolkoff; Per Axel Clausen; Karin Sørig Hougaard; Vivi Schlünssen Journal: Scand J Work Environ Health Date: 2021-11-11 Impact factor: 5.492