Asthma and Respiratory Symptoms in Nordic Countries, Environmental and Personal Risk Factors

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Gunnbjörnsdóttir, María Ingibjörg,1966-Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper (author)

Asthma and Respiratory Symptoms in Nordic Countries, Environmental and Personal Risk Factors

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Uppsala :Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis,2006
73 s.
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LIBRIS-ID:oai:DiVA.org:uu-7076
ISBN:9155466141
https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-7076URI

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Summary in:English

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Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Medicine,1651-6206 ;159

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The overall aims of our studies were to identify risk factors for respiratory symptoms and asthma in indoor environment but even to look at some personal risk factors such as body mass index and gastroesophageal reflux. The study population is based on participants of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey I and II. In the first study, water damage and visible moulds were reported in 7.4% and 17% of the homes respectively. The combination of water damage and visible moulds was independently associated with attacks of breathlessness when resting and after activity and also to long term cough. In the second study, the prevalence of nocturnal GER increased with higher BMI and the same pattern could be seen for habitual snoring. Reported onset of asthma, wheeze and night-time symptoms increased in prevalence along with the BMI gradient. In the multivariable analysis, obesity and nocturnal GER were independent risk factors for onset of asthma, wheeze and night-time symptoms. Habitual snoring was an independent risk factor for onset of wheeze and night-time symptoms, but not for onset of asthma. In the third study, a total of 18% of the subjects reported indoor dampness in the last 12 months and 27% of the subjects reported indoor dampness since the previous survey. Respiratory symptoms and asthma were significantly more prevalent in individuals exposed to indoor dampness and indoor dampness was a risk factor for respiratory symptoms and asthma after adjusting for possible confounders. Indoor dampness was an independent risk factor for onset of respiratory symptoms but not for asthma onset. Remission of respiratory symptoms was less likely to occur if subjects reported indoor dampness. In the fourth study, the lowest prevalence of atopy and the lowest levels of all indoor allergens, bacteria and moulds were found in Iceland. A positive association was found, between cat allergen exposure and asthma symptoms and between bronchial hyperresponsiveness and the amount of viable mould in indoor air.

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Medicine
epidemiology
asthma
respiratory symptoms
prevalence
incidence
indoor dampness
body mass index
gastroesophageal reflux
snoring
indoor allergens
house dust mites
moulds
bacteria
Medicin

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Janson, Christer (thesis advisor)
Norbäck, Dan (thesis advisor)
Björnsson, Eythór (thesis advisor)
Löfdahl, Claes-Göran,ProfessorLunds Universitet, Lund (opponent)
Uppsala universitetInstitutionen för medicinska vetenskaper (creator_code:org_t)

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