Barth Shannon K, Dursa Erin K, Bossarte Robert, Schneiderman Aaron
Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Patient Care Services, Post-Deployment Health Epidemiology Program, Washington, DC (Drs Barth, Dursa, Bossarte, Schneiderman); and Injury Control Research Center and Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia (Dr Bossarte).
J Occup Environ Med. 2016 Dec;58(12):1175-1180. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000885.
The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of respiratory exposures and the association between respiratory exposures and respiratory disease among veterans deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) compared with nondeployed veterans of this era.
Data come from a national health survey of 20,563 deployed and nondeployed OEF/OIF era veterans. Prevalence estimates and adjusted odds ratios were calculated. Results were weighted to represent the population.
Prevalence of at least one respiratory exposure was high among both deployed and nondeployed groups (95% and 70%, respectively). In both groups, those with any respiratory exposure were at an increased risk for reporting a respiratory disease.
Respiratory exposures are highly prevalent and are associated with increased odds of respiratory diseases among the OEF/OIF era population.
本研究的目的是确定在持久自由行动和伊拉克自由行动（OEF/OIF）中服役的退伍军人与该时期未部署的退伍军人相比，呼吸道暴露的患病率以及呼吸道暴露与呼吸道疾病之间的关联。
数据来自对20563名部署和未部署的OEF/OIF时期退伍军人的全国健康调查。计算患病率估计值和调整后的优势比。结果进行加权以代表总体人群。
部署组和未部署组中至少有一种呼吸道暴露的患病率都很高（分别为95%和70%）。在两组中，有任何呼吸道暴露的人报告患呼吸道疾病的风险都增加。
呼吸道暴露在OEF/OIF时期人群中非常普遍，并且与呼吸道疾病的患病几率增加有关。
