TY - JOUR

T1 - Cross-sectional study of health effects of cryolite production

AU - Friis, Henrik

AU - Clausen, J

AU - Gyntelberg, F

PY - 1989

Y1 - 1989

N2 - A cross-sectional health study of 101 cryolite workers was performed, using spirometry and a questionnaire. Multiple regression analysis revealed a significant correlation between the index of smoking and a decrease in FEV1 (per cent). There was no significant correlation between work-related exposure and lung function. Many cryolite workers described a group of symptoms appearing after 15 to 30 min of heavy dust exposure: nausea, followed by epigastric pain with relief after spontaneous or provoked vomiting. Thirty-four (33.6 per cent) workers complained of nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea in relation to work, compared to 3.8 per cent of 1752 men participating in the Copenhagen Male Study.

AB - A cross-sectional health study of 101 cryolite workers was performed, using spirometry and a questionnaire. Multiple regression analysis revealed a significant correlation between the index of smoking and a decrease in FEV1 (per cent). There was no significant correlation between work-related exposure and lung function. Many cryolite workers described a group of symptoms appearing after 15 to 30 min of heavy dust exposure: nausea, followed by epigastric pain with relief after spontaneous or provoked vomiting. Thirty-four (33.6 per cent) workers complained of nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea in relation to work, compared to 3.8 per cent of 1752 men participating in the Copenhagen Male Study.

KW - Adult

KW - Aged

KW - Aluminum

KW - Cross-Sectional Studies

KW - Denmark

KW - Dust

KW - Fluoride Poisoning

KW - Humans

KW - Male

KW - Middle Aged

KW - Occupational Diseases

KW - Regression Analysis

KW - Smoking

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 2622142

VL - 39

SP - 133

EP - 135

JO - Journal of the Society of Occupational Medicine

JF - Journal of the Society of Occupational Medicine

SN - 0301-0023

IS - 4

ER -