Trends in occupational respiratory conditions with short latency in the UK.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Occupational short-latency respiratory disease (SLRD; predominantly asthma, rhinitis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, and occupational infections) prevalence is difficult to determine but certain occupations may be associated with increased susceptibility.

Aims

This study aimed to examine which occupations and industries are currently at high risk for SLRD and determine their respective suspected causal agents.

Methods

SLRD cases reported to the SWORD scheme between 1999 and 2019 were analysed to determine directly standardized rate ratios (SRR) by occupation against the average rate for all other occupations combined.

Results

'Bakers and flour confectioners' and 'vehicle spray painters' showed significantly raised SRR for SLRD in general, mostly due t

SUBMITTER: Barradas A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11419704 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature