TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of workplace exacerbation of asthma symptoms in an urban working population of asthmatics
AU - Berger, Zackary
AU - Rom, W. N.
AU - Reibman, J.
AU - Kim, M.
AU - Zhang, S.
AU - Luo, L.
AU - Friedman-Jiménez, George
PY - 2006/8
Y1 - 2006/8
N2 - OBJECTIVES: We used an interviewer-administered questionnaire to investigate workplace exacerbation of asthma symptoms (WEAS) among low-income, minority, working asthmatics admitted Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City from 2001 to 2002. We hypothesized that a high prevalence of WEAS would be found in this population among all jobs held and a subset of individual occupational classifications. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Of 301 subjects, 51% reported WEAS in their current or most recent job; 71% reported WEAS in any job. Prevalences (95% confidence intervals) of WEAS in common job classifications were 61% (49-73%) in janitorial jobs, 50% (33-67%) in garment and textile manufacturing jobs, and 38% (23-55%) in construction jobs. CONCLUSION: WEAS is prevalent in this urban minority population.
AB - OBJECTIVES: We used an interviewer-administered questionnaire to investigate workplace exacerbation of asthma symptoms (WEAS) among low-income, minority, working asthmatics admitted Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City from 2001 to 2002. We hypothesized that a high prevalence of WEAS would be found in this population among all jobs held and a subset of individual occupational classifications. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Of 301 subjects, 51% reported WEAS in their current or most recent job; 71% reported WEAS in any job. Prevalences (95% confidence intervals) of WEAS in common job classifications were 61% (49-73%) in janitorial jobs, 50% (33-67%) in garment and textile manufacturing jobs, and 38% (23-55%) in construction jobs. CONCLUSION: WEAS is prevalent in this urban minority population.
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U2 - 10.1097/01.jom.0000225169.45337.97
DO - 10.1097/01.jom.0000225169.45337.97
M3 - Article
C2 - 16902376
AN - SCOPUS:33747090264
SN - 1076-2752
VL - 48
SP - 833
EP - 839
JO - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
IS - 8
ER -
