Raw milk consumption and other early-life farm exposures and adult pulmonary function in the Agricultural Lung Health Study
Year: 2017
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Literature suggests that early exposure to the farming environment protects against atopy and asthma; few studies have examined pulmonary function. We evaluated associations between early-life farming exposures and pulmonary function in 3061 adults (mean age=63) from a US farming population using linear regression. Childhood raw milk consumption was associated with higher FEV1 (β=49.5 mL, 95% CI 2.8 to 96.1 mL, p=0.04) and FVC (β=66.2 mL, 95% CI 13.2 to 119.1 mL, p=0.01). We did not find appreciable associations with other early-life farming exposures. We report a novel association between raw milk consumption and higher pulmonary function that lasts into older adulthood.
Source: Thorax
Institutions: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, North Carolina State University, Westat (United States), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Cancer Institute, Social and Scientific Systems (United States)
Language: English
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2729300486