Chronic Respiratory Symptoms and Lung Function of Farmer and Breeder in UTU Village, Tabanan, Bali

Ni Luh Putu Eka Arisanti; Ni Putu Ayu Widiasari; Ida Bagus Ngurah Rai

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2020.4538

Authors

Ni Luh Putu Eka Arisanti Department of Pulmonology, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Denpasar, Indonesia
Ni Putu Ayu Widiasari Department of Pulmonology, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Denpasar, Indonesia
Ida Bagus Ngurah Rai Department of Pulmonology, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Denpasar, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2020.4538

Keywords:

Farmer, Respiratory symptom, Lung function

Abstract

AIM: The objective of the study was to determine chronic respiratory symptoms and lung function of farmers.

METHODS: The study was conducted in Utu Village, Tabanan, Bali with 84 subjects. This research was observational analytic cross sectional study.

RESULTS: Three dominant chronic respiratory symptoms in farmers were coughing (15.1%), dyspnea (13.1%), and phlegm (13.1%). Average values of forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), and FEV1/FVC were 83.75 ± 34.42, respectively, 81.62 ± 34.30 and 104.90 ± 13.90, respectively. Cough was dominant experiencing by smokers (p = 0.008). Mean of FEV1% prediction and FVC% prediction value was lower in passive smoker group than no smoker group (p = 0.005 and p = 0.03).

CONCLUSION: Occupational exposure while farming and raising livestock can cause chronic respiratory symptom and lung function decline in farmers and can be influenced by smoking history and secondhand smoke exposure.

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