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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Pulmonology
  • Agricultural Medicine

Background:

  • Respiratory problems are common in agricultural workers.
  • Limited research exists on the respiratory status of LatinX farmworkers.
  • This study addresses this knowledge gap in New York State.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the respiratory health of LatinX farmworkers in New York State.
  • To identify any significant respiratory symptoms or functional impairments.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 162 Spanish OSHA respiratory questionnaires (Jan 2017-Mar 2019).
  • Comparison of peak expiratory flow rates (best of three) with predicted normal values (age, gender, height).

Main Results:

  • Low prevalence of reported respiratory symptoms (<2%).
  • Smoking rate was 11.7%.
  • Mean peak expiratory flow was 97.2% ± 16.8% of predicted values.

Conclusions:

  • New York LatinX farmworkers exhibit normal respiratory function.
  • No evidence of abnormal respiratory symptoms or reduced lung capacity was found in this cohort.