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Fewer allergic resp...
Fewer allergic respiratory disorders among farmers' children in a closed birth cohort from Sweden
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Klintberg, B (författare)
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Berglund, N (författare)
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- Lilja, G (författare)
- Karolinska Institutet
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- Wickman, M (författare)
- Karolinska Institutet
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- van Hage-Hamsten, M (författare)
- Karolinska Institutet
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- 2001-06-01
- 2001
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: The European respiratory journal. - : European Respiratory Society (ERS). - 0903-1936 .- 1399-3003. ; 17:6, s. 1151-1157
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Abstract
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- The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of respiratory allergy, eczema and atopic sensitization in a closed birth cohort of Swedish schoolchildren, 7–8 yrs of age (n=707), of farmers and nonfarmers on the island of Gotland, in the Baltic Sea. All children were born and raised on the island.The survey comprised a questionnaire on atopic diseases and lifestyle factors. Atopic sensitization was assessed by the skin-prick test (SPT) with 15 standardized allergens.The risk ratio (RR) for ever having asthma and/or allergic rhinoconjunctivitis was significantly lower among children of farmers compared to children of nonfarmers (RR=0.38, confidence interval (CI) 95% 0.19–0.77). SPTs (test rate 92%) showed that 32% of the children had at least one positive test. Although the number of positive SPTs did not differ between the groups, there was a reduced risk among children of farmers for having both respiratory symptoms and sensitization to any International Study on Asthma and Allergy in Childhood allergen (RR=0.28, CI 95% 0.09–0.88).The present indicate that living in a farming population seems to protect against development of respiratory allergic disorders but not against allergic sensitization.
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