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Article Dans Une Revue Environmental Research Année : 2020

Characterization of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in dairy farmers

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Background - Although farming is often considered a risk factor for COPD, data regarding the burden and characteristics of COPD in dairy farmers are sparse and conflicting. Objectives - To characterize COPD in dairy farmers. Methods - 4788 subjects entered two parallel COPD screening programs, one in agricultural workers and one in general practice from 2011 to 2015. Subjects with COPD were invited to participate in the characterization phase of the study. Those who accepted were included in two subgroups: dairy farmers with COPD (DF-COPD) (n = 101) and non-farmers with COPD (NF-COPD) (n = 85). Patients with COPD were frequency-matched with subjects with normal spirometry for age, sex and tobacco smoking (pack-years and status) (DF-controls n = 98, NF-controls n = 89). All subjects from these four groups underwent lung function and exercise testing, questionnaires and blood analysis. Results - The frequency of COPD in dairy farmers was 8.0% using the GOLD criterion and 6.2% using the lower limit of normal criterion and was similar in non-farming subjects (7.3% and 5.2%, respectively) although dairy farmers had lower tobacco consumption (screening phase). DF-COPD had better pulmonary function, exercise capacity and quality of life, fewer symptoms and comorbidities than NF-COPD, and higher levels of some Th2 biomarkers (MCP-2, periostin) (characterization phase). In farmers, COPD was not related to occupational exposure factors, supporting the role of host factors. Conclusion - COPD secondary to organic dust exposure (dairy farming) appears less severe and associated with fewer comorbidities than COPD secondary to tobacco smoking.
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Thibaud Soumagne, Bruno Degano, Alicia Guillien, Isabella Annesi-Maesano, Pascal Andujar, et al.. Characterization of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in dairy farmers. Environmental Research, 2020, 188, pp.109847. ⟨10.1016/j.envres.2020.109847⟩. ⟨hal-02930198⟩
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