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Christian Schikowsky*, Michael K. Felten, Christian Eisenhawer, Marco Das, Thomas Kraus
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Background: It has been suggested that asbestos exposure affects lung function, even in the absence of asbestos-related pulmonary interstitial or pleural changes or emphysema. Methods: We analyzed associations between well-known asbestos-related risk factors, such as individual cumulative asbestos exposure, and key lung function parameters in formerly asbestos-exposed power industry workers (N=207) with normal CT scans. For this, we excluded participants with emphysema, fibrosis, pleural changes, or any combination of these. Results: The lung function parameters of FVC, FEV1, DLCO/VA, and airway resistance were significantly associated with the burden of smoking, BMI and years since end of exposure (only DLCO/VA). However, they were not affected by factors directly related to amount (eg, cumulative exposure) or duration of asbestos exposure. Conclusions: Our results confirm the well-known correlation between lung function, smoking habits, and BMI. However, we found no significant association between lung function and asbestos exposure.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 422-431 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2017 |
Research output: Contribution to journal › Erratum / corrigendum / retractions › Academic