| Document ID (ISN) | 110077 |
| CIS number |
09-1073 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2008 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Crawford J.M., Hoppin J.A., Alavanja M.C.R., Blair A., Sandler D.P., Kamel F. |
| Title |
Hearing loss among licensed pesticide applicators in the agricultural health study |
| Bibliographic information |
July 2008, Vol.50, No.7, p.817-826. 36 ref. |
| Abstract |
This study evaluated the relationship between hearing loss and pesticide exposure among licensed private pesticide applicators enrolled in the Agricultural Health Study in Iowa and North Carolina. Among 14,229 white male applicators, 4926 reported hearing loss (35%). Logistic regression was performed with adjustment for state, age, and exposure to noise and solvents. Compared with no exposure, the odds ratio for the highest quartile of exposure was 1.19 for insecticides and 1.17 for organophosphate insecticides. Odds of hearing loss were elevated for high pesticide exposure events (1.38), pesticide-related doctor visits (1.38) or hospitalization (1.81) and diagnosed pesticide poisoning (1.75). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
North Carolina; Iowa; pesticide spraying; risk factors; agriculture; hearing loss |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
pesticide poisoning; male workers; USA; organophosphorus compounds; medical examinations; diagnosis; exposure evaluation; questionnaire survey; statistical evaluation; insecticides |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the ear and hearing damage
Agriculture
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