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Work-related asthma in France: recent trends for the period 2001-2009
Christophe Paris1, Joseph Ngatchou-Wandji, Amandine Luc
1Inserm Research Unit U954, 9 rue de la Foret de Haye, Vandoeuvre Les Nancy 54505, France. christophe.paris@nancy.inserm.fr
Objective:
Knowledge on the time-course (trends) of work-related asthma (WRA) remains sparse. The aim of this study was to describe WRA trends in terms of industrial activities and the main causal agents in France over the period 2001-2009.
Method:
Data were collected from the French national network of occupational health surveillance and prevention (Réseau National de Vigilance et de Prévention des Pathologies Professionnelles (RNV3P)). Several statistical models (non-parametric test, zero-inflated negative binomial, logistic regression and time-series models) were used and compared with assess trends.
Results:
Over the study period, 2914 WRA cases were included in the network. A significant decrease was observed overall and for some agents such as isocyanates (p = 0.007), aldehydes (p = 0.01) and latex (p = 0.01). Conversely, a significant increase was observed for cases related to exposure to quaternary ammonium compounds (p = 0.003). The health and social sector demonstrated both a growing number of cases related to the use of quaternary ammonium compounds and a decrease of cases related to aldehyde and latex exposure.
Conclusions:
WRA declined in France over the study period. The only significant increase concerned WRA related to exposure to quaternary ammonium compounds. Zero-inflated negative binomial and logistic regression models appear to describe adequately these data.
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