| Document ID (ISN) | 112318 |
| CIS number |
12-0135 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2010 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Dayton S.B., Sandler D.P., Blair A., Alavanja M., Beane Freeman L.E., Hoppin J.A. |
| Title |
Pesticide use and myocardial infarction incidence among farm women in the Agricultural Health Study |
| Bibliographic information |
July 2010, Vol.52, No.7, p.693-697. 23 ref. |
| Internet access |
Pesticide_use_and_myocardial_infarction_incidence_[BUY_THIS_ARTICLE] [in English]
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| Abstract |
The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between pesticide use and myocardial infarction (MI) among farm women. Logistic regression was used to evaluate pesticide use and self-reported incident nonfatal MI among women in the Agricultural Health Study. Of those MI-free at enrollment (n = 22,425), 168 reported an MI after enrollment. No association was seen with pesticide use overall. Six of 27 individual pesticides evaluated were significantly associated with nonfatal MI, with odds ratios >1.7. These chemicals were used by <10% of the cases, and their use was often correlated, making it difficult to attribute the risk elevation to a specific pesticide. Implications of these findings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
USA; pesticides; myocardial infarction; women; agriculture; risk factors |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
exposure evaluation; cohort study; statistical evaluation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
Toxic and dangerous substances
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Agriculture
Women
Cardiovascular diseases
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