Parkinson Disease and Occupational and Environmental Exposure to Pesticides in a Region of Intense Agribusiness Activity in Brazil: A Case-Control Study.

Silvestre, Grasiela Cristina Silva Botelho; Ferreira, Marcelo José Monteiro; Figueiredo, Sue Ellen Ferreira Modesto Rey de; Silva, Cristhiane Almeida Leite da; Siqueira, Heloise Helena; Silva, Ageo Mário Cândido da · J Occup Environ Med · 2020

case_control · Level III

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Abstract

To evaluate the relationship between occupational and environmental exposure to pesticides and Parkinson disease in a region of intense agribusiness activity in the state of Mato Grosso/Brazil. Case-control study carried out in a referral hospital for chronic neurodegenerative diseases. Non-conditional logistic regression analyses were performed. Having performed direct management of pesticides in the workplace (odds ratio [OR]: 3.43; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.55 to 7.28), having a family history of Parkinson (OR: 3.42; 95% CI: 1.61 to 7.28) and being men (OR: 3.01; 95% CI: 1.66 to 5.45) were all factors that contributed to a greater chance for the development of the disease. Our study reinforces the associations between occupational and environmental exposure to pesticides and the occurrence of Parkinson disease in regions of intense agribusiness activity in Brazil.

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