caa a22 4500 463194276 CHVBK 20180406164918.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20070201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00420-006-0141-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00420-006-0141-4 Occupational respiratory health of New Zealand horse trainers [Elektronische Daten] [Lou Gallagher, Julian Crane, Penny Fitzharris, Michael Bates] Objectives: To confirm that working with horses is an occupational respiratory hazard and observed associations are not attributable to confounding. Methods: A postal survey of the respiratory health of 659 horse trainers and a comparison group of 506 vegetable growers was conducted. Data were analysed using logistic regression. Results: Relative to vegetable growers, horse trainers reported higher rates of chronic bronchitis [odds ratio (OR)=6.8, 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.2-21.4] and organic dust toxic syndrome/farmers' lung (ODTS/FL) (OR=3.5, 95% CI: 1.8-6.8). Grinding oats, spreading hay, and using powdered feed supplements were associated with increased respiratory symptoms among trainers. Associations between symptoms and working with horses increased for full-time workers. Conclusions: This study found evidence that working with horses is a risk factor for ODTS/FL and bronchitis. The associations did not appear to be explained by bias, including confounding. However, the possibility of confounding cannot be entirely ruled out, and confirmatory studies are needed. Future studies should consider inorganic dust exposures. Springer-Verlag, 2006 Asthma nationallicence Bronchitis nationallicence Horses nationallicence Inorganic dusts nationallicence ODTS/FL nationallicence Gallagher Lou Institute for Environmental Science and Research, Kenepuru, New Zealand aut Crane Julian Wellington School of Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand aut Fitzharris Penny Wellington School of Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand aut Bates Michael Institute for Environmental Science and Research, Kenepuru, New Zealand aut International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Springer-Verlag 80/4(2007-02-01), 335-341 0340-0131 80:4<335 2007 80 420 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-006-0141-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-006-0141-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gallagher Lou Institute for Environmental Science and Research, Kenepuru, New Zealand aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Crane Julian Wellington School of Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fitzharris Penny Wellington School of Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bates Michael Institute for Environmental Science and Research, Kenepuru, New Zealand aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Springer-Verlag 80/4(2007-02-01), 335-341 0340-0131 80:4<335 2007 80 420 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer