Influence of childhood asthma and allergies on occupational exposure in early adulthood: a prospective cohort study
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- dc.contributor.author Dumas, Orianne
- dc.contributor.author Le Moual, Nicole
- dc.contributor.author Lowe, Adrian J.
- dc.contributor.author Lodge, Caroline J.
- dc.contributor.author Zock, Jan-Paul
- dc.contributor.author Kromhout, Hans
- dc.contributor.author Erbas, Bircan
- dc.contributor.author Perret, Jennifer L.
- dc.contributor.author Dharmage, Shyamali C.
- dc.contributor.author Benke, Geza
- dc.contributor.author Abramson, Michael J.
- dc.date.accessioned 2020-06-18T06:40:57Z
- dc.date.available 2020-06-18T06:40:57Z
- dc.date.issued 2019
- dc.description.abstract We aimed to determine whether history of asthma/allergies in childhood was associated with avoidance of jobs with exposure to asthmagens in early adulthood. The Melbourne Atopic Cohort Study recruited 620 children at high risk of allergic diseases at birth (1990-1994). Asthma, hay fever and eczema were evaluated by questionnaires during childhood. A follow-up in early adulthood (mean age: 18 years) collected information on the current job. Occupational exposure to asthmagens/irritants was evaluated using a job-exposure matrix. The association between history of asthma/allergies in childhood and working in a job with exposure to asthmagens/irritants was evaluated by logistic regression, adjusted for age, sex and parental education. Among 363 participants followed-up until early adulthood, 17% worked in a job with exposure to asthmagens/irritants. History of asthma (35%) was not associated with working in an exposed job (adjusted OR: 1.16, 95% CI: 0.65-2.09). Subjects with history of hay fever (37%) and eczema (40%) were more likely to enter exposed jobs (significant for hay fever: 1.78, 1.00-3.17; but not eczema: 1.62, 0.91-2.87). In conclusion, young adults with history of allergies were more likely to enter exposed jobs, suggesting no avoidance of potentially hazardous exposures. Improved counselling against high risk jobs may be needed for young adults with these conditions.
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- dc.identifier.citation Dumas O, Le Moual N, Lowe AJ, Lodge CJ, Zock JP, Kromhout H, Erbas B, Perret JL, Dharmage SC, Benke G, Abramson MJ. Influence of childhood asthma and allergies on occupational exposure in early adulthood: a prospective cohort study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019; 16(12):2163. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16122163
- dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16122163
- dc.identifier.issn 1661-7827
- dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/45014
- dc.language.iso eng
- dc.publisher MDPI
- dc.relation.ispartof Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019; 16(12):2163
- dc.rights © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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- dc.subject.keyword Allergies
- dc.subject.keyword Asthma
- dc.subject.keyword Healthy worker hire effect
- dc.subject.keyword Longitudinal study
- dc.subject.keyword Occupational exposure
- dc.title Influence of childhood asthma and allergies on occupational exposure in early adulthood: a prospective cohort study
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