Journal of occupational and environmental medicine | 2021
Respiratory Disease in Migrant Farmworkers.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION\nRespiratory problems are prevalent among persons who work in agriculture, however publications examining the respiratory status in LatinX farmworkers are limited. The purpose of this study is to assess the respiratory status of LatinX farmworkers across New York State.\n\n\nMETHODS\nThis is a retrospective analysis of data gathered from Spanish language OSHA respiratory questionnaires completed between January 2017 and March 2019. The best of three peak flows were compared with predicted normal values derived from regressions using age, gender, and height.\n\n\nRESULTS\nKey information was present in 162 Spanish questionnaires. Rates of reported respiratory symptoms were low, less than 2%. 11.7% farmworkers smoked. Best of three peak flows showed a mean of 97.2\u200a±\u200a16.8% of predicted.\n\n\nDISCUSSION\nNew York LatinX farmworkers do not appear to have abnormal rates of respiratory symptoms or low peak flows.