Exposure to substances in the workplace and new-onset asthma: an international prospective population-based study (ECRHS-II)

Manolis Kogevinas; Jan Paul Zock; Debbie Jarvis; Hans Kromhout; Linnéa Lillienberg; Estel Plana; Katja Radon; Kjell Torén; Ada Alliksoo; Geza Benke; Paul D. Blanc; A. Dahlman-Höglund; Angelo D'Errico; Michel Héry; Susan Kennedy; Nino Kunzli; Bénédicte Leynaert; Maria C. Mirabelli; Nerea Muniozguren; Dan Norbäck; Mario Olivieri; Félix Payo; Simona Villani; Marc van Sprundel; Isabel Urrutia; Gunilla Wieslander; Jordi Sunyer; Josep M. Antó; M. Abramson; R. Woods; E. H. Walters; F. Thien; P. Vermeire; J. Weyler; M. Van Sprundel; V. Nelen; R. Jogi; A. Soon; F. Neukirch; R. Liard; M. Zureik; I. Pin; J. Ferran-Quentin; J. Heinrich; M. Wjst; C. Frye; I. Meyer; T. Gislason; M. Bugiani; P. Piccioni; A. Carosso; W. Arossa; E. Caria; G. Castiglioni; E. Migliore; C. Romano; D. Fabbro; G. Ciccone; C. Magnani; P. Dalmasso; R. Bono; G. Gigli; A. Giraudo; M. C. Brussino; C. Bucca; G. Rolla; R. de Marco; G. Verlato; E. Zanolin; S. Accordini; A. Poli; V. Lo Cascio; M. Ferrari; A. Marinoni; M. Ponzio; F. Frigerio; M. Comelli; M. Grassi; I. Cerveri; A. Corsico; J. Schouten; A. Gulsvik; E. Omenaas; C. Svanes; B. Laerum; X. Basagana; A. Jaen; F. Burgos; J. Maldonado; A. Pereira; J. L. Sanchez; J. Martinez-Moratalla Rovira; E. Almar; I. Urritia; C. Janson; G. Boman; D. Norback; M. Gunnbjornsdottir; K. Toren; A. Dahlman-Höglund; R. Sundberg; E. Norrman; M. Soderberg; K. Franklin; B. Lundback; B. Forsberg; L. Nystrom; B. Dibbert; M. Hazenkamp; M. Brutsche; U. Ackermann-Liebrich; P. Burney; S. Chinn; B. Harrison; R. Hall; D. Seaton; M. Osborne; S. Buist; W. Vollmer; L. Johnson

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Exposure to substances in the workplace and new-onset asthma: an international prospective population-based study (ECRHS-II)

Manolis Kogevinas, Jan Paul Zock, Debbie Jarvis, Hans Kromhout, Linnéa Lillienberg, Estel Plana, Katja Radon, Kjell Torén, Ada Alliksoo, Geza Benke, Paul D. Blanc, A. Dahlman-Höglund, Angelo D'Errico, Michel Héry, Susan Kennedy, Nino Kunzli, Bénédicte Leynaert, Maria C. Mirabelli, Nerea Muniozguren, Dan NorbäckMario Olivieri, Félix Payo, Simona Villani, Marc van Sprundel, Isabel Urrutia, Gunilla Wieslander, Jordi Sunyer, Josep M. Antó, M. Abramson, R. Woods, E. H. Walters, F. Thien, P. Vermeire, J. Weyler, M. Van Sprundel, V. Nelen, R. Jogi, A. Soon, F. Neukirch, R. Liard, M. Zureik, I. Pin, J. Ferran-Quentin, J. Heinrich, M. Wjst, C. Frye, I. Meyer, T. Gislason, M. Bugiani, P. Piccioni, A. Carosso, W. Arossa, E. Caria, G. Castiglioni, E. Migliore, C. Romano, D. Fabbro, G. Ciccone, C. Magnani, P. Dalmasso, R. Bono, G. Gigli, A. Giraudo, M. C. Brussino, C. Bucca, G. Rolla, R. de Marco, G. Verlato, E. Zanolin, S. Accordini, A. Poli, V. Lo Cascio, M. Ferrari, A. Marinoni, M. Ponzio, F. Frigerio, M. Comelli, M. Grassi, I. Cerveri, A. Corsico, J. Schouten, A. Gulsvik, E. Omenaas, C. Svanes, B. Laerum, X. Basagana, A. Jaen, F. Burgos, J. Maldonado, A. Pereira, J. L. Sanchez, J. Martinez-Moratalla Rovira, E. Almar, I. Urritia, C. Janson, G. Boman, D. Norback, M. Gunnbjornsdottir, K. Toren, A. Dahlman-Höglund, R. Sundberg, E. Norrman, M. Soderberg, K. Franklin, B. Lundback, B. Forsberg, L. Nystrom, B. Dibbert, M. Hazenkamp, M. Brutsche, U. Ackermann-Liebrich, P. Burney, S. Chinn, B. Harrison, R. Hall, D. Seaton, M. Osborne, S. Buist, W. Vollmer, L. Johnson

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Background: The role of exposure to substances in the workplace in new-onset asthma is not well characterised in population-based studies. We therefore aimed to estimate the relative and attributable risks of new-onset asthma in relation to occupations, work-related exposures, and inhalation accidents. Methods: We studied prospectively 6837 participants from 13 countries who previously took part in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (1990-95) and did not report respiratory symptoms or a history of asthma at the time of the first study. Asthma was assessed by methacholine challenge test and by questionnaire data on asthma symptoms. Exposures were defined by high-risk occupations, an asthma-specific job exposure matrix with additional expert judgment, and through self-report of acute inhalation events. Relative risks for new onset asthma were calculated with log-binomial models adjusted for age, sex, smoking, and study centre. Findings: A significant excess asthma risk was seen after exposure to substances known to cause occupational asthma (Relative risk=1·6, 95% CI 1·1-2·3, p=0·017). Risks were highest for asthma defined by bronchial hyper-reactivity in addition to symptoms (2·4, 1·3-4·6, p=0·008). Of common occupations, a significant excess risk of asthma was seen for nursing (2·2, 1·3-4·0, p=0·007). Asthma risk was also increased in participants who reported an acute symptomatic inhalation event such as fire, mixing cleaning products, or chemical spills (RR=3·3, 95% CI 1·0-11·1, p=0·051). The population-attributable risk for adult asthma due to occupational exposures ranged from 10% to 25%, equivalent to an incidence of new-onset occupational asthma of 250-300 cases per million people per year. Interpretation: Occupational exposures account for a substantial proportion of adult asthma incidence. The increased risk of asthma after inhalation accidents suggests that workers who have such accidents should be monitored closely.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	336-341
Number of pages	6
Journal	The Lancet
Volume	370
Issue number	9584
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61164-7
Publication status	Published - 29 Jul 2007

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Kogevinas, M., Zock, J. P., Jarvis, D., Kromhout, H., Lillienberg, L., Plana, E., Radon, K., Torén, K., Alliksoo, A., Benke, G., Blanc, P. D., Dahlman-Höglund, A., D'Errico, A., Héry, M., Kennedy, S., Kunzli, N., Leynaert, B., Mirabelli, M. C., Muniozguren, N., ... Johnson, L. (2007). Exposure to substances in the workplace and new-onset asthma: an international prospective population-based study (ECRHS-II). The Lancet, 370(9584), 336-341. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61164-7

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AU - Kogevinas, Manolis

AU - Zock, Jan Paul

AU - Jarvis, Debbie

AU - Kromhout, Hans

AU - Lillienberg, Linnéa

AU - Plana, Estel

AU - Radon, Katja

AU - Torén, Kjell

AU - Alliksoo, Ada

AU - Benke, Geza

AU - Blanc, Paul D.

AU - Dahlman-Höglund, A.

AU - D'Errico, Angelo

AU - Héry, Michel

AU - Kennedy, Susan

AU - Kunzli, Nino

AU - Leynaert, Bénédicte

AU - Mirabelli, Maria C.

AU - Muniozguren, Nerea

AU - Norbäck, Dan

AU - Olivieri, Mario

AU - Payo, Félix

AU - Villani, Simona

AU - van Sprundel, Marc

AU - Urrutia, Isabel

AU - Wieslander, Gunilla

AU - Sunyer, Jordi

AU - Antó, Josep M.

AU - Abramson, M.

AU - Woods, R.

AU - Walters, E. H.

AU - Thien, F.

AU - Vermeire, P.

AU - Weyler, J.

AU - Van Sprundel, M.

AU - Nelen, V.

AU - Jogi, R.

AU - Soon, A.

AU - Neukirch, F.

AU - Liard, R.

AU - Zureik, M.

AU - Pin, I.

AU - Ferran-Quentin, J.

AU - Heinrich, J.

AU - Wjst, M.

AU - Frye, C.

AU - Meyer, I.

AU - Gislason, T.

AU - Bugiani, M.

AU - Piccioni, P.

AU - Carosso, A.

AU - Arossa, W.

AU - Caria, E.

AU - Castiglioni, G.

AU - Migliore, E.

AU - Romano, C.

AU - Fabbro, D.

AU - Ciccone, G.

AU - Magnani, C.

AU - Dalmasso, P.

AU - Bono, R.

AU - Gigli, G.

AU - Giraudo, A.

AU - Brussino, M. C.

AU - Bucca, C.

AU - Rolla, G.

AU - de Marco, R.

AU - Verlato, G.

AU - Zanolin, E.

AU - Accordini, S.

AU - Poli, A.

AU - Lo Cascio, V.

AU - Ferrari, M.

AU - Marinoni, A.

AU - Ponzio, M.

AU - Frigerio, F.

AU - Comelli, M.

AU - Grassi, M.

AU - Cerveri, I.

AU - Corsico, A.

AU - Schouten, J.

AU - Gulsvik, A.

AU - Omenaas, E.

AU - Svanes, C.

AU - Laerum, B.

AU - Basagana, X.

AU - Jaen, A.

AU - Burgos, F.

AU - Maldonado, J.

AU - Pereira, A.

AU - Sanchez, J. L.

AU - Martinez-Moratalla Rovira, J.

AU - Almar, E.

AU - Urritia, I.

AU - Janson, C.

AU - Boman, G.

AU - Norback, D.

AU - Gunnbjornsdottir, M.

AU - Toren, K.

AU - Dahlman-Höglund, A.

AU - Sundberg, R.

AU - Norrman, E.

AU - Soderberg, M.

AU - Franklin, K.

AU - Lundback, B.

AU - Forsberg, B.

AU - Nystrom, L.

AU - Dibbert, B.

AU - Hazenkamp, M.

AU - Brutsche, M.

AU - Ackermann-Liebrich, U.

AU - Burney, P.

AU - Chinn, S.

AU - Harrison, B.

AU - Hall, R.

AU - Seaton, D.

AU - Osborne, M.

AU - Buist, S.

AU - Vollmer, W.

AU - Johnson, L.

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Exposure to substances in the workplace and new-onset asthma: an international prospective population-based study (ECRHS-II)

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