IJERPH, Vol. 15, Pages 2885: Estimated Residential Exposure to Agricultural Chemicals and Premature Mortality by Parkinson ’s Disease in Washington State

IJERPH, Vol. 15, Pages 2885: Estimated Residential Exposure to Agricultural Chemicals and Premature Mortality by Parkinson’s Disease in Washington State International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph15122885 Authors: Mariah Caballero Solmaz Amiri Justin T. Denney Pablo Monsivais Perry Hystad Ofer Amram The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between estimated residential exposure to agricultural chemical application and premature mortality from Parkinson’s disease (PD) in Washington State. Washington State mortality records for 2011–2015 were geocoded using residential addresses, and classified as having exposure to agricultural land-use within 1000 meters. Generalized linear models were used to explore the association between land-use associated with agricultural chemical application and premature mortality from PD. Individuals exposed to land-use associated with glyphosate had 33% higher odds of premature mortality than those that were not exposed (Odds Ratio (OR) = 1.33, 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) = 1.06–1.67). Exposure to cropland associated with all pesticide application (OR = 1.19, 95% CI = 0.98–1.44) or Paraquat application (OR = 1.22, 95% CI = 0.99–1.51) was not significantly associated with premature mortality from PD, but the effect size was in the hypothesized direction. No significant associations were observed between e...
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