Volume : IX, Issue : VIII, August - 2020

Evaluation Of Exercise Capacity And Diffusion Study In Apparently Healthy Selam (Silica Based Industry) Workers In Agra Region

Sanjeev Anand, Devendra Kumar Singh, Bhartesh

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Introduction : Occupational exposures play an important role in many diseases. Hazardous exposure in the work place and elsewhere in environment continue to contribute in the burden of lung diseases. Workers working in silica based industries in Agra region of northen India are called Selam Workers. Aims And Objectives: Evaluation of exercise capacity and diffusion study in apparently healthy Selam workers in Agra region.To assess the relationship between exercise tolerance and diffusion capacity in Selam workers. Material & Methods: An observational and randomized case(n=30) control(n=28) study was carried out between apparently healthy selam workers and unexposed healthy persons of Agra region. Inclusion Criteria was apparently healthy selam workers who were engaged in this occupation for at least five years and age less than 75 years. Persons having active pulmonary tuberculosis, cor–pulmonale, cognitive impairment, diabetes mellitus, history of recent surgery and history of recurrent haemoptysis were excluded from the study. Results: All the patients of mean age 28.76 years, were properly matched with no significant difference with respect to age, sex, height, weight and BMI. On compå cases with controls, there was no significant difference in oxygen saturation (Mean+SD) at rest (p=0.073), functional exercise capacity as judged by six minute walk distance (Mean+SD) (p=0.597), respiratory rate at rest (mean+SD) (p=0.131) and diffusion lung capacity (DLCO) (Mean+SD) (p value=0.348). Conclusion: Studies with large sample size and longer duration of exposure are needed to evaluate effects of silicosis.

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EVALUATION OF EXERCISE CAPACITY AND DIFFUSION STUDY IN APPARENTLY HEALTHY SELAM (SILICA BASED INDUSTRY) WORKERS IN AGRA REGION, Sanjeev Anand, Devendra Kumar Singh, Bhartesh INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-8 | August-2020

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