Thyroid function in Danish greenhouse workers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

From animal studies it is known that currently used pesticides can disturb thyroid function.

Methods

In the present study we investigated the thyroid function in 122 Danish greenhouse workers, to evaluate if greenhouse workers classified as highly exposed to pesticides experiences altered thyroid levels compared to greenhouse workers with lower exposure. Serum samples from the greenhouse workers were sampled both in the spring and the fall to evaluate if differences in pesticide use between seasons resulted in altered thyroid hormone levels.

Results

We found a moderate reduction of free thyroxine (FT4) (10-16%) among the persons working in greenhouses with a high spraying load both in samples collected in the spring and the fall, but none of the other measu

SUBMITTER: Toft G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1698912 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature