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Prevalence of obstr...
Prevalence of obstructive lung diseases and respiratory symptoms in relation to living environment and socio-economic group
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- Montnemery, Peter (författare)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Geriatrik,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Geriatric Medicine,Lund University Research Groups
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Bengtsson, P (författare)
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Elliot, A (författare)
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Lindholm, L H (författare)
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- Nyberg, Per (författare)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper,Medicinska fakulteten,Department of Health Sciences,Faculty of Medicine
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- Löfdahl, Claes-Göran (författare)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Lungmedicin, allergologi och palliativ medicin,Sektion II,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Lund,Medicinska fakulteten,Respiratory Medicine, Allergology, and Palliative Medicine,Section II,Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund,Faculty of Medicine
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- Elsevier BV, 2001
- 2001
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Respiratory Medicine. - : Elsevier BV. - 1532-3064 .- 0954-6111. ; 95:9, s. 744-752
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Abstract
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- We wanted to test whether living environment, occupation and social position are risk factors for asthma and chronic bronchitis/emphysema (CBE). The prevalence of bronchial asthma, CBE, respiratory symptoms and smoking habits in a random sample of 12,071 adults aged 20-59 years was assessed in a postal survey with a slightly modified questionnaire previously used in central and northern Sweden (The OLIN studies). Occupation was coded according to a socio-economic classification system. Six different living environment areas were defined; city-countryside, seaside-not seaside and living close to heavy traffic-not living close to heavy traffic. Multiple logistic regression analysis (forward conditional) was applied to estimate the association between the proposed set of risk factors and self-reported obstructive lung diseases and lower respiratory symptoms controlling for age, gender and smoking. After two reminders, the response rate was 70.1% (n=8469); 33.8% of the responders were smokers. In all, 469 subjects (5.5%) stated that they had asthma and 4.6% reported CBE. Besides smoking, which was a risk for both asthma and CBE, there were different risk patterns for self-reported asthma and CBE. In the economically active population there was a tendency that CBE was more common among 'unskilled and semi-skilled workers'. This fact was further emphasized when the population was merged into the two groups 'low social position' and 'middle/high social position', with 'low social position' as a risk for CBE (OR=1.35, 95% CI=1.06-1.72). No social risk factors were identified for asthma. Living close to heavy traffic was a risk factor for asthma (OR=1.29, 95% CI=1.02-1.62) but not for CBE. Apart from this no living environmental risk factors for obstructive pulmonary diseases were identified. Asthma symptoms and long-standing cough were more common among those subjects living close to heavy traffic compared to those not living close to heavy traffic. To conclude, low social position was a risk factor for CBE and living close to heavy traffic was a risk factor for asthma.
Ämnesord
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Lungmedicin och allergi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Respiratory Medicine and Allergy (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- asthma
- chronic bronchitis
- environmental factors
- postal questionnaire
- respiratory symptoms
- smoking
- socio-economy.
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