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College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand\u2014<\/jats:bold><\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study examined the associations between respiratory symptoms and patterns of pulmonary dysfunction of 115 male roofing cement workers compared with 134 unexposed subjects.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A cross\u2010sectional study was conducted. Environmental samplings and spirometry measurements were also collected.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The exposed workers had higher respiratory dust exposure levels (0.65 mg\/m<jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>) compared with the unexposed groups (0.32 mg\/m<jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>). The exposed group had significantly higher prevalence than the unexposed group for shortness of breath (OR=2.19). The exposed group also had higher but insignificant prevalence of chronic cough (OR=1.34), chest tightness (OR=1.64), and wheezing (OR=1.89). 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