Association between the prevalence of allergic reactions to skin prick tests and workplace types among agricultural workers in South Korea

• DOI: 10.35371/aoem.2020.32.e36
• Publication Date: 2020-11-16T06:38:18Z
• Authors: Jiyoung Han; Yangwoo Kim; Sooyeon Lee; Soo-Jin Lee
• Keywords: Prevalence

Farmers are often exposed to dust, molds, pollen, animal products, insects, and chemicals. Accordingly, they have a high prevalence of respiratory allergic diseases. Some studies shown that farmers diseases symptoms depending on where work. The objective the present study was investigate whether certain types agricultural workplaces associated with reactions in skin prick tests (SPTs) South Korea.A total 149 farmers, grouped according their greenhouses, poultry houses, or outdoors, answered self-reported questionnaire about symptoms. They were skin-tested using 12 allergens. positive determined for each participant groups, results analyzed by multivariate logistic regression.There significant differences SPT, chronic obstructive pulmonary (COPDs) asthma (wheezing) among subgroups. reaction SPT highest greenhouse workers (30.9%), followed house (15.9%), outdoor (8.1%). COPD 6.8% alone not other groups. wheezing at 9.1% workers. According analysis, had correlations workplaces. Greenhouse higher risk sensitization compared (adjusted odds ratio [OR]: 5.55, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.32-32.24). positivity also an association sneezing, rhinorrhea, nasal congestion OR: 6.64, CI: 2.06-23.63).These data demonstrate sensitization. This could be explained difference type level airborne exposures workplace. It is likely this caused between groups individual factors such as age BMI influence