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HERO ID
3002728
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Middle-aged men with asthma since youth: the impact of work on asthma
Author(s)
Lindstrom, I; Suojalehto, H; Pallasaho, P; Luukkonen, R; Karjalainen, J; Lauerma, A; Karjalainen, A
Year
2013
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
ISSN:
1076-2752
EISSN:
1536-5948
Volume
55
Issue
8
Page Numbers
917-923
Language
English
PMID
23887696
DOI
10.1097/JOM.0b013e31828dc9c9
Web of Science Id
WOS:000330448300011
Abstract
Objectives: To evaluate current occupational exposure and its associations with asthma control, exacerbations, and severity in middle-aged men with asthma from youth. Methods: We used the Finnish Defence Force registers, 1986 to 1990, to select conscripts with asthma to represent mild or moderate asthmatic group (asthma group 1; N = 505), men who were exempted from military service to represent relatively severe asthmatic group (asthma group 2; N = 393), and a control group without asthma (N= 1500). A questionnaire was sent out in 2009. Results: The current self-reported or expert-evaluated exposure to asthma-aggravating factors differed only slightly between the asthmatic groups and the controls. In asthma group 2, being a manual worker or self-employed (odds ratio, 4.5; 95% confidence interval, 1.2 to 16.3) significantly associated with asthma exacerbations. Conclusions: Current work may associate with the asthma outcome of middle-aged men with relatively severe asthma in their youth.
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