| Document ID (ISN) | 103320 |
| CIS number |
04-330 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2003 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Hollund B.E., Moen B.E., Egeland G.M., Florvaag E. |
| Title |
Prevalence of airway symptoms and total serum immunoglobulin E among hairdressers in Bergen: A four-year prospective study |
| Bibliographic information |
Nov. 2003, Vol.45, No.11, p.1201-1206. 20 ref. |
| Abstract |
This study examined changes between 1995 and 1999 in the self-reported respiratory symptoms and total serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) among current and former hairdressers. Participants included 91 women hairdressers and a control group of 80 women office workers. Total serum IgE remained high in the hairdresser groups both in 1995 and 1999 (101 vs. 105 IU/mL). The IgE levels in the control group were low in both years. 40% of the hairdressers in 1995 had changes occupation by 1999, 5.7 times the rate of the control group. The frequency of wheezing in the past year decreased significantly among current and former hairdressers. These data suggest that hairdressers who did not change occupation were a highly selected and healthy group of workers. The decrease in the frequency of symptoms might be explained by the reduced exposure resulting from the installation of local exhaust ventilation systems. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
immunoglobulins; symptoms; women; risk factors; hairdressing |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
subjective assessment; healthy worker effect; Norway; allergies; dyspnoea; allergic respiratory disorders; change of employment; questionnaire survey; case-control study; determination in blood; upper respiratory diseases |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Norway |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Hairdressing & beauty parlours
|
