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A pilot respiratory health assessment of nail technicians: symptoms, lung function, and airway inflammation.
Authors
Reutman SR; Rohs AM; Clark JC; Johnson BC; Sammons DL; Toennis CA; Robertson SA; MacKenzie BA; Lockey JE
Source
Am J Ind Med 2009 Nov; :52(11):868-875
Link
https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.20751
NIOSHTIC No.
20035972
Abstract
Background: Recent surveys suggest nail technicians, particularly artificial nail applicators, have increased respiratory symptoms and asthma risk. Methods: We examined lung function (n¼62) and a marker of airway inflammation, i.e., exhaled nitric oxide (ENO) (n¼43), in a subset of nail technician and control participants in a pilot health assessment. Results: Bivariate analysis of technicians demonstrated that job latency was inversely correlated with FEV1 percent predicted (FEV1PP) (r= -0.34, P=0.03) and FVCPP (r= -0.32, P= 0.05). Acrylic gel contact hours were inversely correlated with FEV1PP (r= -0.38, P= -0.02) and FVCPP (r= -0.47, P= 0.003). Current smoking was inversely and significantly (P(
Keywords
Chemical-hypersensitivity; Cosmetics-workers; Exposure-assessment; Exposure-levels; Exposure-methods; Health-hazards; Health-surveys; Inhalation-studies; Occupational-exposure; Occupational-hazards; Occupational-health; Respiratory-function-tests; Respiratory-hypersensitivity; Respiratory-infections; Respiratory-irritants; Statistical-analysis; Work-analysis; Work-environment; Worker-health; Workplace-studies; Work-practices; Author Keywords: nail technicians; artificial nails; lung function; exhaled nitric oxide; smoking
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