Respiratory Symptoms and Pulmonary Functions of Workers Employed in Turkish Textile Dyeing Factories
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Background
2.2. Patients and Study Design
2.3. Textile Dyeing Procedure
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Characteristics of Patients
Exposed workers (n = 106) | Control (unexposed) group (n = 106) | p | |
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Mean age (±SD) | 29.51 ± 0.56 | 30.91 ± 0.78 | NS |
Number of females | 25 (23.6%) | 17 (16.0%) | NS |
Number of males | 81 (76.4%) | 89 (84.0%) | NS |
Smoker | 54 (50.9%) | 52 (49.1%) | NS |
Non-smoker and ex-smoker | 52 (49.1%) | 54 (50.9%) | NS |
Cigarette (per-day) | 6.44 ± 0.79 | 6.71 ± 0.84 | NS |
Employment duration (months) | 65.39 ± 55.69 | 75.53 ± 73.63 | NS |
3.2. Respiratory Symptoms
Exposed workers n (%) | Control (unexposed) group n (%) | p | |
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Cough | 27 (25.5) | 23 (21.7) | NS |
Wheezing | 29 (27.4) | 28 (26.4) | NS |
Dyspnea | 15 (14.2) | 16 (15.1) | NS |
Phlegm | 39 (36.8) | 41 (38.7) | NS |
Atopy | 36 (34.0) | 39 (36.8) | NS |
Exposed workers | Exposed workers Employment duration (month, Mean ± SD) | p |
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Phlegm (+) | 76.28 ± 58.02 | p = 0.027 |
Phlegm (−) | 66.93 ± 69.36 | |
Atopy (+) | 83.04 ± 73.71 | p = 0.019 |
Atopy (−) | 63.57 ± 59.41 | |
Cough (+) | 65.78 ± 50.80 | NS |
Cough (−) | 65.26 ± 57.58 | NS |
Wheezing (+) | 71.24 ± 73.46 | NS |
Wheezing (−) | 63.19 ± 47.75 | NS |
Dyspnea (+) | 75.90 ± 67.88 | NS |
Dyspnea (−) | 63.66 ± 53.68 | NS |
Exposed workers (n = 10) | Control (unexposed) group (n = 7) | |
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Tuberculosis | 1 | - |
Asthma | 1 | 1 |
Bronchitis | 8 | 6 |
PFT | Exposed workers Actual value | Control (unexposed) group Actual value | p |
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FEV1 (L/sc) | 3.68 ± 0.73 | 3.76 ± 0.55 | NS |
(96.16 ± 11.75) * | (98.43 ± 11.69) * | ||
FVC (L) | 4.31 ± 0.89 | 4.30 ± 0.64 | NS |
(95.82 ± 12.61) * | (96.28 ± 12.52) * | ||
FEV1/FVC (%) | 85.15 ± 5.94 | 85.84 ± 10.31 | NS |
(104.13 ± 7.43) * | (106.09 ± 8.02) * | ||
PEF (L/sc) | 7.29 ± 1.78 | 7.69 ± 1.60 | NS |
(80.34 ± 13.97) * | (84.52 ± 16.30) * | ||
FEF25–75 (L/sc) | 4.21 ± 1.13 | 4.46 ± 0.97 | p = 0.01 |
(88.99 ± 19.41) * | (96.31 ± 21.16) * |
3.3. Pulmonary Function Test
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgements
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Ozkurt, S.; Kargi, B.A.; Kavas, M.; Evyapan, F.; Kiter, G.; Baser, S. Respiratory Symptoms and Pulmonary Functions of Workers Employed in Turkish Textile Dyeing Factories. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2012, 9, 1068-1076. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph9041068
Ozkurt S, Kargi BA, Kavas M, Evyapan F, Kiter G, Baser S. Respiratory Symptoms and Pulmonary Functions of Workers Employed in Turkish Textile Dyeing Factories. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2012; 9(4):1068-1076. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph9041068
Chicago/Turabian StyleOzkurt, Sibel, Beyza Akdag Kargi, Murat Kavas, Fatma Evyapan, Göksel Kiter, and Sevin Baser. 2012. "Respiratory Symptoms and Pulmonary Functions of Workers Employed in Turkish Textile Dyeing Factories" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 9, no. 4: 1068-1076. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph9041068