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Susan R Reutman1, Amy M Rohs, John C Clark
1Biomonitoring and Health Assessment Branch (BHAB), Division of Applied Research and Technology (DART), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Cincinnati, Ohio 45226-1998, USA. swr0@cdc.gov
Background:
Recent surveys suggest nail technicians, particularly artificial nail applicators, have increased respiratory symptoms and asthma risk.
Methods:
We examined lung function (n = 62) and a marker of airway inflammation, i.e., exhaled nitric oxide (ENO) (n = 43), in a subset of nail technician and control participants in a pilot health assessment.
Results:
Bivariate analysis of technicians demonstrated that job latency was inversely correlated with FEV1 percent predicted (FEV1PP) (r = -0.34, P = 0.03) and FVCPP (r = -0.32, P = 0.05). Acrylic gel contact hours were inversely correlated with FEV1PP (r = -0.38, P = 0.02) and FVCPP (r = -0.47, P = 0.003). Current smoking was inversely and significantly (P
Conclusions:
These positive pilot respiratory test results warrant additional future investigation.
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