TY - JOUR ID - 241908 TI - Evaluation of Spirometery Parameters and Clinical Symptoms in Tobacco-Industry Workers Exposed to Dust in Tobacco Factory JO - TANAFFOS (Respiration) JA - RSPR LA - en SN - 1735-0344 AU - HR, Jamaati AU - M, Aghili-nejad AU - A, Boloory AU - K, Azar-Khish AU - MR, Masjedi AD - Deparment of Internal Medicine. NRITLD, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services AD - Department of Occupational Medicine Y1 - 2002 PY - 2002 VL - 1 IS - 1(winter) SP - 41 EP - 45 KW - Spirometry parameters KW - Tobacco-industry worker DO - N2 - 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) UR - https://www.tanaffosjournal.ir/article_241908.html L1 - https://www.tanaffosjournal.ir/article_241908_3cf4d6e19d265b5192c6c483bcfaeefc.pdf ER -