Occupational exposures to inorganic dust are associated with emphysema: the SCAPIS cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

There is a lack of knowledge about whether occupational exposures increase the risk of emphysema, especially in never-smokers. Our objective was to determine if occupational exposures are associated with emphysema and impaired diffusing capacity.

Methods

In the Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS), persons from the general population aged 50-64 answered a questionnaire and underwent CT of the lung as well as assessment of the diffusing capacity of their lungs for carbon monoxide (DL_CO), presented as DL_CO

SUBMITTER: Holm M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12703276 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature