Skip NavigationSkip to Content
Return Return to Search Results

Nested case-control analysis of high pesticide exposure events from the Agricultural Health Study

  1. Author:
    Alavanja, M. C. R.
    Sprince, N. L.
    Oliver, E.
    Whitten, P.
    Lynch, C. F.
    Gillette, P. P.
    Logsden-Sacket, N.
    Zwerling, C.

  2. Author Address

    NCI, Div Canc Epidemiol & Genet, 6120 Execut Blvd EPS, Rm 8000, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA. NCI, Div Canc Epidemiol & Genet, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA. Sci Applicat Int Corp, SAIC Frederick, Frederick, MD USA. Univ Iowa, Coll Publ Hlth, Dept Epidemiol, Iowa City, IA USA. Univ Iowa, Coll Publ Hlth, Dept Environm & Occupat Hlth, Iowa City, IA USA.
    1. Year: 2001
  2. Journal: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
    1. 39
    2. 6
    3. Pages: 557-563
  4. Type of Article: Article
  1. Abstract:

    Background A nested case-control analysis of high pesticide exposure events (HPEEs) was conducted using the Iowa farmers enrolled in the Agricultural Health Study (AHS). Methods In the 12 months of the study, 36 of the 5,970 farmer applicators randomly chosen from the AHS cohort (six per 1,000 farmer applicators per year) met our definition of an HPEE, by reporting "an incident with fertilizers, weed killers, or other pesticides that caused an unusually high personal exposure" resulting in physical symptoms or a visit to a health care provider or hospital. Eligibility criteria were met by 25 HPEE cases and 603 randomly selected controls. Results Significant risk factors for an HPEE included: poor financial condition of the farm which limited the pur-chase of rollover protective structures OR = 4.6 (1.5-16.6), and having a high score on a risk acceptance scale OR = 3.8 (1.4-11.2). Other nonsignificant factors were also identified. Conclusions The limited statistical power of this study necessitates replication of these analyses with a larger sample. Nonetheless, the observed elevated odds ratios of an HPEE provide hypotheses for future studies that may lead to preventive action. Am. J. Ind. Med. 39:557-563, 2001. (C) 2001 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

    See More

  1. Keywords:

External Sources

  1. No sources found.

Library Notes

  1. No notes added.
NCI at Frederick

You are leaving a government website.

This external link provides additional information that is consistent with the intended purpose of this site. The government cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal site.

Linking to a non-federal site does not constitute an endorsement by this institution or any of its employees of the sponsors or the information and products presented on the site. You will be subject to the destination site's privacy policy when you follow the link.

ContinueCancel