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This research aimed to assess pulmonary symptoms and lung functions of dust-exposed workers at an iron-ore mine in eastern Iran.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      An environmental cross-sectional study sampled 174 dust-exposed mine workers and 93 unexposed administrative employees as the reference group. A standardized questionnaire on respiratory symptoms was completed in accordance with recommendations of the American Thoracic Society(ATS). Calibrated spirometer measured Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs). Data were analyzed\n                      <jats:italic>via<\/jats:italic>\n                      SPSS-21, integrating independent samples t-test, Chi-square and linear or logistic-regression models.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      There was no significant variation between dust-exposed and reference groups in terms of age, weight, height, work experience and the number of smokers (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &gt;0.05). Mean levels of exposure to inhalable and respirable mineral-dust were 15.09\u00b12.34 and 3.45\u00b12.57 mg\/m\n                      <jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>\n                      respectively. Pulmonary capacities of dust-exposed group were considerably decreased as compared to others (Forced Vital Capacity [FVC] 86.55\u00b113.77\n                      <jats:italic>vs<\/jats:italic>\n                      . 105.05\u00b121.5; Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second [FEV1] 88.06\u00b116.8\n                      <jats:italic>vs<\/jats:italic>\n                      . 105.81\u00b121.55; FEV1\/FVC 103.03\u00b118.17\n                      <jats:italic>vs<\/jats:italic>\n                      . 93.3\u00b112.49; and Peak Expiratory Flow [PEF] 89.82\u00b122.58\n                      <jats:italic>vs<\/jats:italic>\n                      . 98.09\u00b120.60) (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;0.001); with a higher prevalence of cough (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      =0.041), wheezing (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      =0.032), and dyspnea (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      =0.035) among formers. Age along with exposure to respirable-dust significantly reduced FVC, FEV1 and FEV1\/FVC. Cigarette consumption attenuated FVC and FEV1 on an average of 5 to 9 units.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Controlled occupational dust-exposure is a definitive pre-requisite to reduce respiratory problems among quarry workers, with an explicit consideration towards mineral- mine workers. Modifiable accomplices like smoking and non-compliance of PPEs usage should be amicably resolved.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2174\/1874306402014010001","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,2,12]],"date-time":"2020-02-12T00:29:35Z","timestamp":1581467375000},"page":"1-7","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2174\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":22,"title":["Respiratory Symptoms and Diminished Lung Functions Associated with Occupational Dust Exposure Among Iron Ore Mine Workers in Iran"],"prefix":"10.2174","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Abdollah","family":"Gholami","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Reza","family":"Tajik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Khaula","family":"Atif","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Amin Allah","family":"Zarei","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sedigheh","family":"Abbaspour","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gholamheidar","family":"Teimori-Boghsani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohsen","family":"Attar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"965","reference":[{"key":"ref1","first-page":"19","volume":"8","author":"Dehghan F.","year":"2009","unstructured":"Dehghan F, Mohammadi S, Sadeghi Z, Attarchi M. \n          Respiratory complaints and spirometric parameters in tile and ceramic factory workers. \n          Tanaffos  \n          2009; \n          8\n          (4)\n          : 19-25.","journal-title":"Tanaffos"},{"key":"ref2","unstructured":"Rashidinejad F, Karim K, Eds. \n          Iran. 2011.\n          Second International Future Mining Conference \n          Sydney, NSW. 2011.\n          2011."},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1080\/19338244.2019.1626330","volume":"17","author":"Tong R.","year":"2019","unstructured":"Tong R, Liu J, Ma X, et al. \n          Occupational exposure to respirable dust from the coal-fired power generation process: Sources, concentration, and health risk assessment. \n          Arch Environ Occup Health  \n          2019; \n          17\n          : 1-14.","journal-title":"Arch. 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