Mazurek Jacek M, White Gretchen E, Rodman Chad, Schleiff Patricia L
a Division of Respiratory Disease Studies , National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Morgantown , West Virginia , USA.
J Agromedicine. 2015;20(1):31-42. doi: 10.1080/1059924X.2014.976729.
The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of current asthma and the proportion of current asthma that is related to work on the farm among primary farm operators. The 2011 Farm and Ranch Safety Survey data were used to produce estimates and prevalence odds ratios. An estimated 5.1% of farm operators had asthma. Of these, 15.4% had farm work-related asthma. Among operators with farm work-related asthma, 54.8% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 41.8%-68.2%) had an asthma attack in the prior 12 months and 33.3% (95% CI: 21.2%-45.4%) had an asthma attack that occurred while doing farm work. Of those who had an asthma attack that occurred while doing farm work, 65.0% associated their asthma attack with plant/tree materials. This study provides updated information on asthma and the proportion of current asthma that is related to work on the farm and identifies certain groups of farm operators that might benefit from workplace asthma prevention intervention.
本研究的目的是估计当前哮喘的患病率以及在主要农场经营者中与农场工作相关的当前哮喘病例所占比例。利用2011年农场和牧场安全调查数据得出估计值和患病率比值比。估计有5.1%的农场经营者患有哮喘。其中，15.4%患有与农场工作相关的哮喘。在患有与农场工作相关哮喘的经营者中，54.8%（95%置信区间[CI]：41.8%-68.2%）在过去12个月内有哮喘发作，33.3%（95%CI：21.2%-45.4%）在从事农场工作时发生哮喘发作。在从事农场工作时发生哮喘发作的人中，65.0%将其哮喘发作与植物/树木材料联系起来。本研究提供了有关哮喘以及与农场工作相关的当前哮喘病例比例的最新信息，并确定了某些可能从工作场所哮喘预防干预中受益的农场经营者群体。
