Annals of Work Exposures and Health
Theresa Kynde, Wenxin Wan, Anne Mette Lund Würtz, Lützen Portengen, Jorunn Kirkeleit, Sheikh M Alif, Andrei Malinovschi, Benedicte Leynaert, Caroline Jane Lodge, Cecilie Svanes, Chantal Raherison, Emeline Lequy, Geza Benke, Hanifa Bouziri, Hans Kromhout, Hans Orru, Hayat Bentouhami, Ioannis Basinas, Isabel Urrutia Landa, Jan-Paul Zock, Jenny Selander, Jesús Martínez-Moratalla Rovira, Judith Garcia-Aymerich, Katarina Kjellberg, Lars Modig, Leopoldo Palacios Gómez, Lidia Casas Ruiz, Maria Albin, Mathias Holm, Nicole Le Moual, Orianne Dumas, Pascal Demoly, Pernilla Wiebert, Rachel Nadif, Susan Peters, Theodore Lytras, Thorarinn Gislason, Valerie Siroux, Victoria Alcaraz-Serrano, Henrik Albert Kolstad
Abstract Objectives Occupational exposures may contribute to the development of COPD, a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Using an exposome approach in a follow-up design, we aimed to examine the association between the occupational exposome and new-onset COPD in 2 population-based cohorts: the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) with 2 follow-ups (n = 4,087; observations = 6,224) and the CONSTANCES cohort with 1 follow-up (n = 8,255). Methods COPD was defined by respiratory sympto …