Skin symptoms in bakery and auto body shop workers: associations with exposure and respiratory symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Despite the importance of skin exposure, studies of skin symptoms in relation to exposure and respiratory symptoms are rare. The goals of this study were to describe exposure-response relationships for skin symptoms, and to investigate associations between skin and respiratory symptoms in bakery and auto body shop workers.

Methods

Data from previous studies of bakery and auto body shop workers were analyzed. Average exposure estimates for wheat allergen and isocyanates were used. Generalized linear models were constructed to describe the relationships between exposure and skin symptoms, as well as between skin and respiratory symptoms.

Results

Data from 723 bakery and 473 auto body shop workers were analyzed. In total, 5.3% of bakery and 6.1% of auto body shop

SUBMITTER: Arrandale V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3555349 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature