asbestos--amosite and Tobacco-Use-Disorder

asbestos--amosite has been researched along with Tobacco-Use-Disorder* in 1 studies

Other Studies

1 other study(ies) available for asbestos--amosite and Tobacco-Use-Disorder

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Serum protein concentrations and respiratory tract abnormalities following short-term exposure to amosite: a comparison between former asbestos workers and unexposed controls.
    Journal of toxicology and environmental health, 1981, Volume: 7, Issue:5

    A group of 176 former asbestos workers and 76 unexposed controls of similar age were evaluated and compared for concentrations of serum immunoglobulins, alpha 1-antitrypsin, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), pulmonary function, radiographic appearance of the lungs, rales, cellular atypia and ferruginous bodies in sputum, and smoking habits. Test subjects were evaluated as a single group and also according to years of exposure to asbestos. Both test and control populations were independently subjects to parametric and nonparametric correlation analyses. Partial correlations were also determined for both groups after controlling for age, race, sex and smoking habits. Analysis of variance was used to compare test and control groups. Smoking, particularly heavy smoking, was an important variable influencing abnormalities of the respiratory tract and CEA in former asbestos workers but not in controls. Except for immunoglobulin A (IgA), serum proteins, CEA, and alpha 1-antitrypsin were not significantly different between test and control subjects. Analysis of variance revealed significant increases between test and control groups for cellular atypia, X-ray abnormalities, rales, and pulmonary restriction. Partial correlation analysis of the asbestos-exposed group revealed important correlations between ferruginous bodies in sputum, rales, and radiographic appearance of the lungs.

    Topics: Adult; Asbestos; Asbestos, Amosite; Blood Proteins; Carcinoembryonic Antigen; Environmental Exposure; Humans; Immunoglobulins; Lung; Middle Aged; Tobacco Use Disorder

1981