TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Depression and pesticide exposure among male farmers in Greece
JO  - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
A1  - Frengidou, Elisavet
A1  - Galanis, Petros
A1  - Chatzimichael, Konstantinos
A1  - Kioulos, Elias
A1  - Malesios, Chrysovalantis
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1076-2752
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000003068
ID  - ref1
ER  -