Spirometric Measurements among Quartz Stone Ex‐workers of Gujarat, India

• Tiwari Rajnarayan R

  Occupational Medicine Division, National Institute of Occupational Health

• Narain Raj

  Occupational Medicine Division, National Institute of Occupational Health

• Patel Bhupendra D

  Occupational Medicine Division, National Institute of Occupational Health

• Makwana Ishwar S

  Occupational Medicine Division, National Institute of Occupational Health

• Saiyed Habibullah N

  Occupational Medicine Division, National Institute of Occupational Health

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タイトル別名

• Spirometric Measurements among Quartz Stone Ex-workers of Gujarat, India

抄録

The present cross sectional study was carried out among 134 ex-workers from quartz stone crushing units. Using the interview technique as a tool for data collection, demographic and occupational details of the subjects were recorded on the predesigned proforma. Standard diagnostic criteria were used for diagnosing silicosis and silico-tuberculosis. The pulmonary functions of the subjects were measured with Spirovit SP-10. The mean age of the males was found to be 33.18 ± 10.39 yr and that of the females was 30.10 ± 9.3 yr and for the whole group was 31.77 ± 9.99 yr. Mean duration of exposure was 2.74 ± 1.65 yr. The study variables included age, sex, duration of exposure, smoking and respiratory morbidity. Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) which suggests lung parenchymal disorders was found to be significantly reduced with female sex, presence of smoking, increasing duration of exposure and presence of pneumoconiosis, whereas the lung function parameters indicating the status of airways were found to be significantly reduced with all the factors. Therefore, it was concluded that quartz stone workers exposed to approximately 100% free silica had deteriorated lung function which can be attributed mainly to respiratory disorders along with other epidemiological factors such as age, sex, duration of exposure and smoking.<br>

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  ｊｏｕｒｎａｌ　ｏｆ　Ｏｃｃｕｐａｔｉｏｎａｌ　Ｈｅａｌｔｈ 45 (2), 88-93, 2003

  公益社団法人 日本産業衛生学会

キーワード

• FVC
• FEV1
• Quartz stone workers

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• CRID: 1390001204456167296
• NII論文ID: 110003722873
• NII書誌ID: AA11090645
• DOI: 10.1539/joh.45.88
• ISSN: 13489585
• ISSN: 13419145
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• PubMed: 14646299
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