title: Exercise-related respiratory symptoms and exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in industrial bakers.
abstract: In order to assess prevalence and characteristics of exercise-related respiratory symptoms (ERRS) and exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) in industrial bakery, the authors performed a cross-sectional study including 57 bakers and an equal number of office workers studied as a control. Evaluation of examined subjects included completion of a questionnaire, skin prick tests to common inhalant and occupational allergens, spirometry, and exercise and histamine challenge. The authors found a similar prevalence of ERRS and EIB in both bakers and controls. EIB was significantly associated with atopy, asthma, family history of asthma, and positive histamine challenge in either group, whereas in bakers it was closely related to sensitization to occupational allergens (p = .032). Bronchial reaction to exercise was significantly higher in bakers with EIB (25.7% vs 19.2%; p = .021). These findings suggest that occupational exposure in industrial bakery may accentuate bronchoconstrictive response to exercise.
authors.affiliation: Department for Respiratory Functional Diagnostics, Institute for Occupational Health of R. Macedonia, Skopje, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. minovj@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jordan B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Minov
authors.forename: Jovanka D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Karadzinska-Bislimovska
authors.forename: Kristin V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Vasilevska
authors.forename: Saso B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Stoleski
authors.forename: Dragan G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Mijakoski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology; D001250:Asthma, Exercise-Induced / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D059366:Asthma, Occupational / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D001985:Bronchial Provocation Tests; D016084:Bronchoconstriction; D003296:Cooking; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006632:Histamine / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D015995:Prevalence; D018843:Republic of North Macedonia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012882:Skin Tests; D013147:Spirometry; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D006632:Histamine