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Lim, Fang Lee
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Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) among office workers in an academic institution, Malaysia - associations with asthma, allergies and office environment.
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2015-08-21
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Informa UK Limited,2016
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LIBRIS-ID:oai:DiVA.org:uu-278699
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https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-278699URI
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https://doi.org/10.3109/02770903.2015.1077861DOI
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OBJECTIVE: There are few studies on fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) and respiratory symptoms among adults in tropical areas. The aim was to study associations between FeNO and selected personal factors, respiratory symptoms, allergies, office characteristics and indoor office exposures among office workers (n = 460) from a university in Malaysia.METHODS: Information on health was collected by a questionnaire, skin prick test and FeNO measurement. Temperature, relative air humidity, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide were measured in the offices. Settled dust was vacuumed in the offices and analyzed for endotoxin, (1,3)-β-glucan and house dust mites allergens, namely Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Der p 1) and Dermatophagoides farinae (Der f 1). Two-level linear mixed models and multiple logistic regression were used to analyze the associations.RESULTS: One-fourth (25.9%) of the office workers had elevated FeNO level (≥25 ppb) and 61.5% had HDM, cat, seafood or pollen allergy. Male gender (p < 0.001), current smoking (p = 0.037), height (p < 0.001) and atopy (p < 0.001) were associated with FeNO. The amount of vacuumed dust was associated with FeNO among atopic subjects (p = 0.009). Asthma and rhinitis symptoms were associated with FeNO (p < 0.05), especially among atopic subjects. In particular, a combination of atopy and elevated FeNO were associated with doctor-diagnosed asthma (p < 0.001), rhinitis (p < 0.001) and airway symptoms last 12 months (p < 0.001).CONCLUSION: Gender, smoking, height and atopy are important risk factors for elevated FeNO levels. A combination of allergy testing and FeNO measurement could be useful in respiratory illness epidemiology studies and patient investigations in tropical areas.
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Hashim, Zailina
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Md Said, Salmiah
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Than, Leslie Thian Lung
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Hashim, Jamal Hisham
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Norbäck, DanUppsala universitet,Arbets- och miljömedicin,Magnus Svartengren(Swepub:uu)dagnorba
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Uppsala universitetArbets- och miljömedicin
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Ingår i:Journal of Asthma: Informa UK Limited53:2, s. 170-1780277-09031532-4303
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