Healthy worker survivor analysis in an occupational cohort study of Dutch agricultural workers.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

High microbial exposures in farmers and agricultural workers are associated with less atopy. Although it has been speculated that healthy worker survival could be an explanation, this has not been studied so far. Therefore, we investigated the presence of healthy worker survival in a five-year follow-up study of an occupational cohort of Dutch farmers and agricultural industry (company) workers.

Methods

We compared baseline demographic characteristics, respiratory health, atopy and endotoxin exposure of 259 workers followed up with 124 workers lost to follow-up. Additionally, baseline health status of 31 participants who had changed to lower exposure jobs at follow-up was compared to those with similar or higher exposure jobs at follow-up.

Results

In genera

SUBMITTER: Spierenburg EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4608974 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature