Atopic diseases in Sami and Norse schoolchildren living in northern Norway
Among children in the western world, atopic diseases are a major cause of morbidity. However, several prevalence studies have indicated that the frequency of these diseases displays both geographic and ethnic variations. In 1995, we conducted a questionnaire‐based, cross‐sectional survey in northern...
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crwiley:10.1034/j.1399-3038.1999.00032.x 2024-06-02T08:12:04+00:00 Atopic diseases in Sami and Norse schoolchildren living in northern Norway Selnes, A. Bolle, R. Holt, J. Lund, E. 1999 http://dx.doi.org/10.1034/j.1399-3038.1999.00032.x http://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1034%2Fj.1399-3038.1999.00032.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1034%2Fj.1399-3038.1999.00032.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1034/j.1399-3038.1999.00032.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Pediatric Allergy and Immunology volume 10, issue 3, page 216-220 ISSN 0905-6157 1399-3038 journal-article 1999 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1399-3038.1999.00032.x 2024-05-03T10:55:52Z Among children in the western world, atopic diseases are a major cause of morbidity. However, several prevalence studies have indicated that the frequency of these diseases displays both geographic and ethnic variations. In 1995, we conducted a questionnaire‐based, cross‐sectional survey in northern Norway. Atopic diseases among 8676 schoolchildren, aged 7–13 years, including 491 children with Sami ethnicity, were studied. The role of ethnicity (Sami/white Caucasian) was determined by comparing the reported atopic disease rate in each of the respective groups. In the areas under investigation (the cumulative incidence, the point prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and the cumulative incidence of atopic dermatitis), the Sami children scored higher than the white Caucasian Norwegian children. The relative risks (RR) in Sami children were: current asthma RR = 2.01 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.48–2.73]; current allergic rhinoconjunctivitis RR = 1.51 (95% CI 1.14–1.99); lifetime atopic dermatitis RR = 1.39 (95% CI 1.18–1.63). We thus conclude that there is an association between Sami ethnicity and asthma and allergy among schoolchildren in northern Norway. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Norway sami Wiley Online Library Norway Pediatric Allergy and Immunology 10 3 216 220 |
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Among children in the western world, atopic diseases are a major cause of morbidity. However, several prevalence studies have indicated that the frequency of these diseases displays both geographic and ethnic variations. In 1995, we conducted a questionnaire‐based, cross‐sectional survey in northern Norway. Atopic diseases among 8676 schoolchildren, aged 7–13 years, including 491 children with Sami ethnicity, were studied. The role of ethnicity (Sami/white Caucasian) was determined by comparing the reported atopic disease rate in each of the respective groups. In the areas under investigation (the cumulative incidence, the point prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and the cumulative incidence of atopic dermatitis), the Sami children scored higher than the white Caucasian Norwegian children. The relative risks (RR) in Sami children were: current asthma RR = 2.01 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.48–2.73]; current allergic rhinoconjunctivitis RR = 1.51 (95% CI 1.14–1.99); lifetime atopic dermatitis RR = 1.39 (95% CI 1.18–1.63). We thus conclude that there is an association between Sami ethnicity and asthma and allergy among schoolchildren in northern Norway. |
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Atopic diseases in Sami and Norse schoolchildren living in northern Norway |
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Atopic diseases in Sami and Norse schoolchildren living in northern Norway |
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Atopic diseases in Sami and Norse schoolchildren living in northern Norway |
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