(2019) The effect of occupational exposure to petrol on pulmonary function parameters: a review and meta-analysis. Reviews on Environmental Health. pp. 377-390. ISSN 0048-7554
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Abstract
Introduction: Exposure to petrol and gasoline can have harmful effects on the lungs. This review aimed to summarize the reported effects of this exposure on pulmonary function parameters. Methods: Relevant studies were identified by a comprehensive search in PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct and Google Scholar databases. Irrelevant studies were excluded. Quality assessment was performed using the Newcastle-Ottawa score (NOS). The standard mean difference of pulmonary parameters between exposed and unexposed petrol station attendants was pooled using random effects. Meta-regression was used to investigate factors probably related to heterogeneity. Studies affecting the total estimates were assessed during sensitivity analysis. The Egger test was performed to investigate any evidence of publication bias. Results: Eventually, 26 studies entered the meta-analysis, and the pooled standard difference 95% confidence interval (CI) of forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1), FEV1/FVC, vital capacity (VC), peak expiratory flow (PEF), forced expiratory flow (FEF25-75) and maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV) in the exposed minus unexposed groups was -L08 L (95% CI: -1.38, -0.78), -0.92 L (-1.15, -0.69), -0.65 (-1.01, -0.30), -0.51 L (-0.96, -0.06), -0.96 L/s (-1.21, -0.69), -0.78 L/s (1.14, -0.42) and -0.58 L/min (-0.90, -0.27), respectively, and showed a decrease in all pulmonary parameters in the exposed group. Conclusion: Occupational exposure to petrol fumes is a risk factor for lung function and there is a reverse relation between lung function and the duration of exposure.
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | exposure assessment fuel stations gasoline lung function petrol pump workers lung-function spirometry gasoline quality Environmental Sciences & Ecology Public, Environmental & Occupational Health |
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Page Range: | pp. 377-390 |
Journal or Publication Title: | Reviews on Environmental Health |
Volume: | 34 |
Number: | 4 |
Identification Number: | 10.1515/reveh-2019-0048 |
ISSN: | 0048-7554 |
Depositing User: | مهندس مهدی شریفی |
URI: | http://eprints.zbmu.ac.ir/id/eprint/3569 |
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