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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-2-6
pubmed:abstractText
Previous studies based on limited exposure assessment have suggested that Parkinson's disease (PD) is associated with pesticide exposure. The authors used data obtained from licensed private pesticide applicators and spouses participating in the Agricultural Health Study to evaluate the relation of self-reported PD to pesticide exposure. Cohort members, who were enrolled in 1993-1997, provided detailed information on lifetime pesticide use. At follow-up in 1999-2003, 68% of the cohort was interviewed. Cases were defined as participants who reported physician-diagnosed PD at enrollment (prevalent cases, n = 83) or follow-up (incident cases, n = 78). Cases were compared with cohort members who did not report PD (n = 79,557 at enrollment and n = 55,931 at follow-up). Incident PD was associated with cumulative days of pesticide use at enrollment (for highest quartile vs. lowest, odds ratio (OR) = 2.3, 95% confidence interval: 1.2, 4.5; p-trend = 0.009), with personally applying pesticides more than half the time (OR = 1.9, 95% confidence interval: 0.7, 4.7), and with some specific pesticides (ORs > or = 1.4). Prevalent PD was not associated with overall pesticide use. This study suggests that exposure to certain pesticides may increase PD risk. Findings for specific chemicals may provide fruitful leads for further investigation.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0002-9262
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
165
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
364-74
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-12-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17116648-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:17116648-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:17116648-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17116648-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:17116648-Agriculture, pubmed-meshheading:17116648-Child, pubmed-meshheading:17116648-Environmental Exposure, pubmed-meshheading:17116648-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17116648-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:17116648-Health Surveys, pubmed-meshheading:17116648-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17116648-Incidence, pubmed-meshheading:17116648-Iowa, pubmed-meshheading:17116648-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17116648-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17116648-North Carolina, pubmed-meshheading:17116648-Parkinson Disease, Secondary, pubmed-meshheading:17116648-Pesticides, pubmed-meshheading:17116648-Prevalence, pubmed-meshheading:17116648-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:17116648-Risk Factors
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Pesticide exposure and self-reported Parkinson's disease in the agricultural health study.
pubmed:affiliation
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA. kamel@mail.nih.gov
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural