@article { author = {HR, Jamaati and M, Aghili-nejad and A, Boloory and K, Azar-Khish and MR, Masjedi}, title = {Evaluation of Spirometery Parameters and Clinical Symptoms in Tobacco-Industry Workers Exposed to Dust in Tobacco Factory}, journal = {TANAFFOS (Respiration)}, volume = {1}, number = {1(winter)}, pages = {41-45}, year = {2002}, publisher = {National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran}, issn = {1735-0344}, eissn = {2345-3729}, doi = {}, abstract = {Background: Despite the fact that many surveys have been carried out on adverse effects of tobacco and diseasesattributable to smoking, only a few studies have described the effects of tobacco dust in tobacco-industry workers.Materials and Methods: A total of 487 nonsmoking factory workers were randomly selected from different sections ofthe factory for this cross-sectional study. Having completed the questionnaire, they underwent spirometry and otherexaminations including DLCO, TLC, chest X-ray, and CT scan.Results: Five cases developed COPD (1.27%) of whom 4 (0.96%) were working in cigarette fabricating section. Of 8patients with asthma (1.92%), 3(0.72%) worked in an area where cigarettes were fabricated. Restrictive disorders werereported in 6 workers (1.42%) of whom 2 were in the sorting-blending and fabricating sections (0.48%) and 1 in tobaccopackaging (0.24%) section.Conclusion: The results implied high prevalence of obstructive disorders in the workers of cigarette fabricatingsection. We have concluded that working in different sections of a cigarette factory and also working experience have nosignificant relationship with pulmonary disorders and radiologic appearance of nonsmoking workers.(Tanaffos 2002;1(1),41-45)}, keywords = {Spirometry parameters,Tobacco-industry worker}, url = {https://www.tanaffosjournal.ir/article_241908.html}, eprint = {https://www.tanaffosjournal.ir/article_241908_3cf4d6e19d265b5192c6c483bcfaeefc.pdf} }