| Document ID (ISN) | 60074 |
| CIS number |
93-866 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0096-1736 - Journal of Occupational Medicine |
| Year |
1992 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Pisaniello D.L., Tkaczuk M.N., Owen N. |
| Title |
Occupational wood dust exposures, lifestyle variables, and respiratory symptoms |
| Bibliographic information |
Aug. 1992, Vol.34, No.8, p.788-792. 17 ref. |
| Abstract |
The quantitative relationship of occupational exposure to wood dust with nasal and pulmonary health problems is not clearly established, particularly for low to moderate exposures in the wooden furniture manufacturing industry. The associations of pulmonary and nasal symptoms, wood dust exposure, and lifestyle variables (cigarette smoking, alcohol use, overweight, physical inactivity, and stress) were examined in a sample of 168 woodworkers. Levels of wood dust exposure were not systematically associated with symptoms. Statistically significant associations were found for cigarette smoking. After controlling for the effects of smoking, heavy drinking was significantly associated with pulmonary symptoms. Perceived stress was associated with pulmonary and nasal symptoms. These findings suggest that studies of the effects of low-level occupational wood dust exposure should control for the potential effects of lifestyle variables. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
wood dust; pulmonary function; symptoms; diseases of nose and sinuses |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
wood products; alcoholism; smoking; furniture industry; mental stress; long-term exposure; obesity |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Australia |
| Subject(s) |
Woodworking industry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Alcohol and drug abuse
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
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