Publication date: Jul 19, 2026
This study aimed to identify personal, occupational, and health-related factors associated with lung function among farmers. A total of 102 farmers were recruited. Participants were assessed for personal characteristics (sex, age, height, weight, body mass index; BMI), occupational characteristics (pesticide use and duration of pesticide use), and health-related information, including exercise habits, underlying medical conditions, history of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection (timing and duration), and COVID-19 vaccination history. Lung function outcomes included forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV), and FEV/FVC ratio. For FVC (% predicted), increasing age was associated with lower FVC (B = -0. 302, p = 0. 033). For FEV (% predicted), female sex was associated with lower FEV compared with male sex (B = -6. 167, p = 0. 037), and a history of COVID-19 infection was associated with reduced FEV (B = -8. 573, p = 0. 002). For FEV/FVC (% predicted), a history of COVID-19 infection was associated with a lower ratio (B = -7. 320, p = 0. 026). A history of COVID-19 infection is associated with reduced lung function, reflected in both lung volume (FVC) and airflow (FEV), and it may also be related to a lower FEV/FVC ratio. In addition, age and BMI were contributors to lower.
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| COVID-19 | |
| farmers | |
| forced vital capacity | |
| health | |
| Lung function |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | weight body |
| disease | MESH | coronavirus disease 2019 |
| disease | MESH | infection |
| disease | MESH | included |
| disease | MESH | Long Covid |