Prevalence and incidence of respiratory symptoms in relation to indoor dampness: the RHINE study

Prevalence and incidence of respiratory symptoms in relation to indoor dampness: the RHINE study

Background: An association between indoor dampness and respiratory symptoms has been reported, but dampness as a risk factor for the onset or remission of respiratory symptoms and asthma is not well documented. Method: This follow up study included 16 190 subjects from Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denma...

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Veröffentlicht in:Thorax 2006-03, Vol.61 (3), p.221-225
Hauptverfasser: Gunnbjörnsdóttir, M I, Franklin, K A, Norbäck, D, Björnsson, E, Gislason, D, Lindberg, E, Svanes, C, Omenaas, E, Norrman, E, Jõgi, R, Jensen, E J, Dahlman-Höglund, A, Janson, C
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Asthma
Asthma - epidemiology
asthmatic symptoms
Biological and medical sciences
building dampness
childhood asthma
children
dampness
dwellings
Environmental Exposure
epidemiology
Europe - epidemiology
exposure
Female
Floor coverings
health-survey
home dampness
Housing - standards
Housing - statistics & numerical data
Housing/standards/statistics & numerical data
Humans
Incidence
Longitudinal Studies
Lungmedicin och allergi
Male
Medical sciences
Mold
molds
Odds Ratio
Pneumology
Prevalence
Professionals
Questionnaires
Regression analysis
Remission (Medicine)
Respiration Disorders - epidemiology
Respiratory Medicine and Allergy
respiratory symptoms
Response rates
Risk Factors
sensitization
Statistical analysis
Water damage
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Zusammenfassung:Background: An association between indoor dampness and respiratory symptoms has been reported, but dampness as a risk factor for the onset or remission of respiratory symptoms and asthma is not well documented. Method: This follow up study included 16 190 subjects from Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Estonia who had participated in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS I). Eight years later the same subjects answered a postal questionnaire that included questions on respiratory symptoms and indicators of indoor dampness. Results: Subjects living in damp housing (18%) had a significantly (p
ISSN:0040-6376
1468-3296
DOI:10.1136/thx.2005.057430