Lung function in relation to farm dwelling and farming activities in rural dwelling children.

Background And Objective: The relationship between farming exposures and pulmonary function in a rural paediatric population was evaluated.

Methods: Baseline data collection records of the Saskatchewan Rural Health Study (SRHS), a population-based study, were used. A subset of children (6-14 years old) participated in clinical testing, including anthropometric measures and pulmonary function testing (PFT), using spirometry (n = 584).