biostudies-literatureFix JIntramural NIH HHSNIOSHNIEHS NIH HHSNIOSH CDC HHSNational Institutes of Health97-108https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7494561biostudies-literatureUnknown26(2)<b>Purpose</b>: Respiratory hazards of farming have been identified for centuries, with little focus on gender differences. We used data from the AGRICOH consortium, a collective of prospective cohorts of agricultural workers, to assess respiratory disease prevalence among adults in 18 cohorts representing over 200,000 farmers, farm workers, and their spouses from six continents.<b>Methods</b>: Cohorts collected data between 1992 and 2016 and ranged in size from 200 to >128,000 individuals; 44% of participants were female. Farming practices varied from subsistence farming to large-scale industrial agriculture. All cohorts provided respiratory outcome information for their cohort based on their study definitions. The majority of outcomes were based on self-report using standard respiratory Journal of agromedicineGender differences in respiratory health outcomes among farming cohorts around the globe: findings from the AGRICOH consortium.PMC7494561Z01 ES049030P30 ES005605U50 OH007548Z01-ES049030OH07548Parks CGKromhout HJeebhay MMaesano CNHarding AHNgajilo DSchenker MBNordby KCBoulanger MCheng SThorne PFix JNegatu BDalphin JCMacFarlane EBaldi IYoo KYAnnesi-Maesano IKelly KMDouwes JSigsgaard TDalvie MAFerreccio CSim MEduard WDegano BElholm GCortes SMitchell DCSoumagne TShin ANaidoo SMwanga HHoppin JAfalseGender differences in respiratory health outcomes among farming cohorts around the globe: findings from the AGRICOH consortium.<b>Purpose</b>: Respiratory hazards of farming have been identified for centuries, with little focus on gender differences. We used data from the AGRICOH consortium, a collective of prospective cohorts of agricultural workers, to assess respiratory disease prevalence among adults in 18 cohorts representing over 200,000 farmers, farm workers, and their spouses from six continents.<b>Methods</b>: Cohorts collected data between 1992 and 2016 and ranged in size from 200 to >128,000 individuals; 44% of participants were female. Farming practices varied from subsistence farming to large-scale industrial agriculture. All cohorts provided respiratory outcome information for their cohort based on their study definitions. The majority of outcomes were based on self-report using standard respiratory 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 Apr2025-04-21T21:23:42.252Z2025-04-05T18:22:42.533ZS-EPMC74945613218219810.1080/1059924X.2020.171327410.1080/1059924x.2020.1713274