Association of occupational dust exposure with combined chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pneumoconiosis: a cross-sectional study in China

Occupational dust exposure may induce various lung diseases, including pneumoconiosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The features of combined COPD and pneumoconiosis have not been well described, and this may hamper the management. This study aimed to describe the prevalence and c...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ open 2020-09, Vol.10 (9), p.e038874
Hauptverfasser: Fan, Yali, Xu, Wenjing, Wang, Yuanying, Wang, Yiran, Yu, Shiwen, Ye, Qiao
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Zusammenfassung:Occupational dust exposure may induce various lung diseases, including pneumoconiosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The features of combined COPD and pneumoconiosis have not been well described, and this may hamper the management. This study aimed to describe the prevalence and characteristics as well as the risk factors of the combined diseases. A cross-sectional study. 758 patients with pneumoconiosis were recruited at a single-medical centre. Of these, 675 patients with pneumoconiosis, including asbestosis, silicosis, coal workers' pneumoconiosis and other pneumoconiosis, was eligible for analysis. COPD was diagnosed based on clinical features and/or history of exposure to risk factors and post bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV )/forced vital capacity (FVC) ratio
ISSN:2044-6055
2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038874