Omogbeme Stella I, Agboje Uchechukwu O, Obazee Emmanuel
Internal Medicine, Delta State University Teaching Hospital, Oghara, NGA.
Respiratory Medicine, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, GBR.
Cureus. 2024 Sep 3;16(9):e68499. doi: 10.7759/cureus.68499. eCollection 2024 Sep.
A paint factory or manufacturing is a vocation characterized by exposure to chemical hazards during production. Paint exposure plays a great role in the incidence of several health problems, particularly respiratory diseases. The study aims to assess the pattern of spirometric indices among the study population.
This cross-sectional study of paint factory workers (PFWs) assesses their spirometric findings in Delta State, Nigeria. The participants for this study were divided into two groups; the PFWs and the non-PFWs (NPFW) which serve as the control group. Hundred and 200 participants were recruited for the study group and control, respectively.
Among the participants in the paint worker cohort, 45 individuals (45.0%) had been employed for less than five years while 14 (14.0%) had worked over 10 years. Eighty-eight (88%) are aware of PPE; however, only 12 (12.0%) use them always. Findings show that 178 (89.0%) vs. seven (7.0%) of NPFW and PFW had normal pulmonary function tests. The spirometric abnormalities within the PFW group were obstructive lung disease affecting 59 (59.0%) of the cohort while 34 (34.0%) had restrictive lung patterns.
Exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from paint fumes is associated with spirometric abnormalities with obstructive patterns more predominant than restrictive patterns.
油漆工厂或制造业是一种在生产过程中存在化学危害暴露的职业。接触油漆在多种健康问题尤其是呼吸系统疾病的发生中起着重要作用。本研究旨在评估研究人群的肺功能指标模式。
这项对油漆工厂工人（PFWs）的横断面研究评估了尼日利亚三角州他们的肺功能检查结果。本研究的参与者分为两组；PFWs组和作为对照组的非PFWs（NPFW）组。分别招募了100名和200名参与者进入研究组和对照组。
在油漆工队列的参与者中，45人（45.0%）工作年限少于5年，而14人（14.0%）工作超过10年。88人（88%）知晓个人防护装备（PPE）；然而，只有12人（12.0%）始终使用它们。结果显示，NPFW组和PFW组中肺功能测试正常的分别为7人（7.0%）和178人（89.0%）。PFW组中的肺功能异常为阻塞性肺疾病，影响了该队列中的59人（59.0%），而34人（34.0%）有限制性肺模式。
接触油漆烟雾中排放的挥发性有机化合物（VOCs）与肺功能异常有关，阻塞性模式比限制性模式更为主导。
