Table 1 Chronic cough: population-attributable risk due to occupation. Table modified from 107. Abbreviations: ECRHS = European Community Respiratory Health Survey; PAARC = Pollution Atmosphérique et Affections Respiratoires Chroniques/Air Pollution and Respiratory Diseases; PAR% = magnitude of the population attributable risk.
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | PAR% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Calculated by ATS | Â | |
Disease Definition | Type of Exposure | Study | Sex | Age Range | Subject # Cases # | Reported | 1 | 2 | Ref. |
Chronic cough (3+ months of the year) | Dusts | Population study of six citiesin the U.S.A. | M/F | 25–74 | 8,515/1,015 | 24 | 9 | 8 | [102] |
| Â | Fumes/gases | Â | M/F | Â | 8,515/1,066 | 23 | 11 | 10 | Â |
Chronic cough (cough 3+ months of the year) | Dusts, gases/fumes | PAARC-Population study of sevenFrench cities | M | 29–59 | 8,692/1,036 |  | 11 | 11 | [104] |
| Â | Dusts, gases/fumes | Â | F | Â | 7,772/407 | Â | 8 | 8 | Â |
Chronic bronchitis (as chronic cough and chronic phlegm) | Dusts | Population study of Cracow followed for 13 years | F | 19–70 | 1,280/175 |  | 9 | 8 | [103] |
Chronic cough | Dusts, fumes, gases | Population study of Po Delta area in North Italy | M | 18–64 | 1,027/159 |  | 15 | 18 | [106] |
Chronic cough (cough 3+ months of the year) | Gases or dusts | Population study of Hordaland county in Norway | M/F | 15–70 | 4,469/409 | 11 | 16 | 15 | [117] |
Chronic cough (cough 3+ months of the year) | Fumes/gases | Population study of three Chinese areas | M/F | 40–69 | 3,606/876 |  | 4 | 4 | [118] |
| Â | Dusts | Â | M/F | Â | 3,606/632 | Â | 9 | 9 | Â |
Chronic cough (cough 3+ months of the year) | Low biologic dusts | ECRHS-Population study of five Spanish areas | M/F | 20–44 | 1,735/248 |  | 6 | 8 | [105] |