%0 Journal Article
%T Respiratory Symptoms and Pulmonary Functions of Workers Employed in Turkish Textile Dyeing Factories
%A Sibel Ozkurt
%A Beyza Akdag Kargi
%A Murat Kavas
%A Fatma Evyapan
%A G£¿ksel Kiter
%A Sevin Baser
%J International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
%D 2012
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/ijerph9041068
%X Dyes are known to be a causative agent of occupational asthma in workers exposed to them. We have evaluated respiratory symptoms among textile workers. The study population comprised 106 exposed workers and a control (unexposed) group. Data were collected by a questionnaire. PFTs (Pulmonary Function Test) were performed. Among the exposed workers 36.8% defined phlegm. Respiratory symptoms were not significantly different between two groups. The employment duration of the exposed workers with phlegm was longer than those without phlegm ( p = 0.027). The mean % predicted of FEF 25¨C75 of the exposed workers was found to be significantly lower than the control (unexposed) group ( p = 0.01). Our study suggests that textile dyeing might cause respiratory symptoms in workers.
%K textile dyes
%K respiratory symptoms
%K pulmonary function test
%U http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/9/4/1068