@article{ref1,
title="Depression and pesticide exposure among male farmers in Greece",
journal="Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine",
year="2024",
author="Frengidou, Elisavet and Galanis, Petros and Chatzimichael, Konstantinos and Kioulos, Elias and Malesios, Chrysovalantis",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between pesticide exposure and depression. <br><br>METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed in a study population of 252 Greek male farmers using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) scale. Cumulative pesticide exposure was categorized in three mutually exclusive groups related to lifetime pesticide use: low (<275 days, the reference group), intermediate (276-1200 days) and high (>1200 days). Acute pesticide exposure was categorized in pesticide poisoning events and High Pesticide Exposure Events (HPEEs). Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed and Odds Ratios, 95% Confidence Intervals and p-values were presented. <br><br>FINDINGS: After adjusting for confounding factors, a positive significant association was found between both high-exposure group and HPEEs and depressive symptoms. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Apart from acute, high cumulative pesticide exposure may as well contribute to the development of depression.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1076-2752",
doi="10.1097/JOM.0000000000003068",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000003068"
}