title: Peak expiratory flow rate in handloom weavers.
abstract: The present cross-sectional study with a comparison group was carried out to investigate peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) in handloom weavers and to study relationship between reduction in PEFR with age, smoking, duration of cotton dust exposure and respiratory morbidity. This study include 319 handloom weavers and equal number of individuals (group matched for age and pair matched for sex) in comparison group. The decline in PEFR was significantly associated with advancing age, longer duration of exposure to cotton dust, tobacco smoking and presence of respiratory morbidity on univariate analysis, whereas on multivariate analysis longer duration of exposure to cotton dust and tobacco smoking was found to be non significant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Government Medical College, Nagpur.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Tiwari
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Zodpey
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Deshpande
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Vasudeo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004391:Dust / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D003368:Gossypium / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D010366:Peak Expiratory Flow Rate; D013783:Textile Industry
chemical_list: D004391:Dust