title: [Evaluation of silicosis in ceramic workers].
abstract: This study is aimed to evaluate the incidence of silicosis and the relation of it with personal and work-related factors among workers exposed to silica in ceramic factory. Workers were evaluated by respiratory symptoms, physical examination, pulmonary function and radiological findings. Occupational and Enviromental Pulmonary Disease Evaluation Questionnaire of the Turkish Thoracic Society Enviromental and Occupational Pulmonary Diseases Working Group was used. 365 of 626 workers had exposure to silica and the rest 261 were concerned as control group. There was no difference between mean age, duration of work and smoking pack year among the groups (p> 0.05). Cough and sputum rates were higher in silicosis group FEV1 and FVC values were lower in silica group but this was not statistically significant. When the two subgroups of silica group (the workers in high dust concentration and the ones in low concentration) were compared, the high concentrated group had significantly more sputum but the other symptoms and pulmonary functional parameters were not different significantly. 24 workers had parenchymal densities adjusted with pneumoconiosis. The workers with the pneumoconistic finding, had a higher mean age and longer duration of work. As a conclusion, ceramic industry has risk for silicosis. And the risk increase by time and age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey. aysins@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ayşin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sakar
authors.forename: Ece
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Pinar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: Nurhan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gencer
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Temel
authors.forename: Nesrin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yaman
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sepit
authors.forename: Cetin Aydin
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: Lale
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dağyildizi
authors.forename: Evşen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Coşkun
authors.forename: Gönül
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dinç
authors.forename: Arzu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yorgancioğlu
authors.forename: Arif Hikmet
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Cimrin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002516:Ceramics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012829:Silicosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D017132:Workplace