Results showed associations of RA with the use of five specific pesticides reported at AHS enrollment, including 3 insecticides (toxaphene, fonofos, and carbary) and 2 herbicides (atrazine, and chlorimuron ethyl) with notable findings for two pesticides with widespread use, including a significant trend for increasing cumulative days mixing or applying atrazine, an agricultural herbicide, and a suggestive trend for carbaryl, an insecticide with residential and agricultural applications.
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Associations between pesticide use and rheumatoid arthritis among older farmers in the Agricultural Health Study.
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Results showed associations of RA with the use of five specific pesticides reported at AHS enrollment, including 3 insecticides (toxaphene, fonofos, and carbary) and 2 herbicides (atrazine, and chlorimuron ethyl) with notable findings for two pesticides with widespread use, including a significant trend for increasing cumulative days mixing or applying atrazine, an agricultural herbicide, and a suggestive trend for carbaryl, an insecticide with residential and agricultural applications.