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| Title |
Vapor, Dust, and Smoke Exposure in Relation to Adult-Onset Asthma and Chronic Respiratory Symptoms
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| Published in |
American Journal of Epidemiology, May 2006
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| DOI | 10.1093/aje/kwj144 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Tricia D LeVan, Woon-Puay Koh, Hin-Peng Lee, David Koh, Mimi C Yu, Stephanie J London |
| Abstract |
Occupational factors contribute to a significant fraction of respiratory disease and symptoms. The authors evaluated the role of occupational exposures in asthma, chronic bronchitis, and respiratory symptoms in the Singapore Chinese Health Study, a population-based cohort of adults aged 45-74 years at enrollment in 1993-1998. Information on occupations and occupational exposures was collected at enrollment for 52,325 subjects for whom respiratory outcomes were obtained via follow-up interviews in 1999-2004. Exposure to dusts from cotton, wood, metal, minerals, and/or asbestos was associated with nonchronic cough and/or phlegm (odds ratio (OR) = 1.19, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.08, 1.30), chronic bronchitis (OR = 1.26, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.57), and adult-onset asthma (OR = 1.14, 95% CI: 1.00, 1.30). Cotton dust was the major contributor to respiratory symptoms. Vapor exposure from chemical solvents, dyes, cooling oils, paints, wood preservatives, and/or pesticides was associated with nonchronic cough or phlegm (OR = 1.14, 95% CI: 1.03, 1.27), chronic dry cough (OR = 1.55, 95% CI: 1.19, 2.01), and adult-onset asthma (OR = 1.34, 95% CI: 1.15, 1.56). Chemical solvents, cooling oils, and pesticides were the major contributors to respiratory symptoms. These data support the role of occupational exposures in the etiology of respiratory illness in a population-based cohort in Singapore with a low prevalence of atopic illness. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 84 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Korea, Republic of | 1 | 1% |
| Malawi | 1 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Singapore | 1 | 1% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 79 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 17 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 15 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 11% |
| Professor | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 12 | 14% |
| Unknown | 15 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 36 | 43% |
| Environmental Science | 6 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 4% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 14 | 17% |
| Unknown | 17 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 September 2021.
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#7,538,708
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#4,740
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#26,754
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#26
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