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Adverse health outcomes among cosmetologists and noncosmetologists in the Reproductive Outcomes of Salon Employees (ROSE) study.

Authors

Gallicchio-L; Miller-SR; Greene-T; Zacur-H; Flaws-JA

Source

J Toxicol Environ Health, A 2011 Jan; 74(1):52-61

Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15287394.2010.514227 

NIOSHTIC No.

20038150 

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine adverse health outcomes, including those related to cardiovascular and skin health as well as respiratory functions, among cosmetologists aged 21 to 55 yr and to compare data to women of the same age working in other occupations. Self-reported data were analyzed from 450 cosmetologists and 511 women in other occupations who participated in the Reproductive Outcomes of Salon Employees (ROSE) study in Maryland. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were computed using logistic regression to examine the associations between cosmetologist occupation and each adverse health outcome adjusted for age, education, and smoking status. Cosmetologists were at significantly increased risk of depression compared to noncosmetologists after adjustment for age, education, and smoking status (OR 1.49; 95% CI 1.10, 2.00). There were no statistically significant associations between cosmetology occupation and the other adverse health outcomes, including those related to allergies and skin disorders, in both the unadjusted and adjusted analyses. Cosmetologists may be exposed to chemicals in the salon that lead to depression. Future study needs to be conducted to examine specific chemical exposures in the salon. This will help to provide information required for the development of best occupational safety practices among salon workers.

Keywords

Age-groups; Chemical-hypersensitivity; Chemical-reactions; Exposure-assessment; Face-masks; Mathematical-models; Microscopic-analysis; Psychological-reactions; Questionnaires; Risk-analysis; Statistical-analysis; Work-analysis

Contact

Jodi A. Flaws, PhD, Department of Comparative Biosciences, University of Illinois, 2001 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana, IL 61802, USA

CODEN

JTEHD6

Publication Date

20110101

Document Type

Journal Article

Email Address

jflaws@illinois.edu

Funding Type

Grant

Fiscal Year

2011

NTIS Accession No.

NTIS Price

Identifying No.

Grant-Number-R01-OH-008579

Issue of Publication

1

ISSN

1528-7394

Source Name

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A: Current Issues

State

IL; MD

Performing Organization

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign