title: Report on blood cholinesterase among vegetable growers.
abstract: We report our study on serum cholinesterase in vegetable growers, a risk occupation in a rural area of Thailand. In this study, 70 subjects (35 vegetable growers and 35 controls) were studied. The mean blood cholinesterase level in vegetable growers (17.7 +/- 7.0 U/ml) was significantly lower than that of the control group (24.7 +/- 12.4 U/ml) (p=0.01).
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microscopy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Suphan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Soogarun
authors.forename: Viroj
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wiwanitkit
authors.forename: Jamsai
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suwansaksri
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D015415:Biomarkers; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002802:Cholinesterases / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D013785:Thailand
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D007306:Insecticides; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D002802:Cholinesterases