Influence of Farm Environment on Asthma during the Life Course: A Population-Based Birth Cohort Study in Northern Finland
We investigated the influence of a farming environment on asthma at three time points from birth to 46 years using the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 (n = 10,926). The prevalence of asthma was investigated by postal questionnaires at 14, 31 and 46 years of age. Exposure to a farming environment...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:68373a5ac2b84cea8b9ba82aa3242e4c 2023-05-15T17:42:16+02:00 Influence of Farm Environment on Asthma during the Life Course: A Population-Based Birth Cohort Study in Northern Finland Marko T. Kantomaa Mimmi Tolvanen Miia Halonen Cecilie Svanes Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Sylvain Sebert 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032128 https://doaj.org/article/68373a5ac2b84cea8b9ba82aa3242e4c EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/3/2128 https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827 https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601 doi:10.3390/ijerph20032128 1660-4601 1661-7827 https://doaj.org/article/68373a5ac2b84cea8b9ba82aa3242e4c International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 20, Iss 2128, p 2128 (2023) asthma asthma epidemiology environmental exposures farming life course early life origins Medicine R article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032128 2023-02-12T01:26:34Z We investigated the influence of a farming environment on asthma at three time points from birth to 46 years using the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 (n = 10,926). The prevalence of asthma was investigated by postal questionnaires at 14, 31 and 46 years of age. Exposure to a farming environment was assessed by a postal questionnaire at birth and at 31 and 46 years of age. Odds ratios (ORs) and their 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) for the prevalence of asthma were obtained from multinomial logistic regression, stratified by sex. Being born in a farmer family was potentially causally associated with lower risk of asthma in males at 31 years of age (OR 0.56, 95% CI 0.37, 0.85) and in females at 46 years of age (OR 0.64, 95% CI 0.44, 0.95). Working as a farmer was not associated with asthma. Exposure to a farming environment in childhood may have a lifelong impact on developing asthma from birth through young adulthood and until middle age, indicating that ‘immune deviation’ may persist throughout life. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Finland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20 3 2128 |
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We investigated the influence of a farming environment on asthma at three time points from birth to 46 years using the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 (n = 10,926). The prevalence of asthma was investigated by postal questionnaires at 14, 31 and 46 years of age. Exposure to a farming environment was assessed by a postal questionnaire at birth and at 31 and 46 years of age. Odds ratios (ORs) and their 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) for the prevalence of asthma were obtained from multinomial logistic regression, stratified by sex. Being born in a farmer family was potentially causally associated with lower risk of asthma in males at 31 years of age (OR 0.56, 95% CI 0.37, 0.85) and in females at 46 years of age (OR 0.64, 95% CI 0.44, 0.95). Working as a farmer was not associated with asthma. Exposure to a farming environment in childhood may have a lifelong impact on developing asthma from birth through young adulthood and until middle age, indicating that ‘immune deviation’ may persist throughout life. |
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Marko T. Kantomaa Mimmi Tolvanen Miia Halonen Cecilie Svanes Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Sylvain Sebert |
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Marko T. Kantomaa Mimmi Tolvanen Miia Halonen Cecilie Svanes Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Sylvain Sebert |
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Marko T. Kantomaa |
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Influence of Farm Environment on Asthma during the Life Course: A Population-Based Birth Cohort Study in Northern Finland |
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Influence of Farm Environment on Asthma during the Life Course: A Population-Based Birth Cohort Study in Northern Finland |
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Influence of Farm Environment on Asthma during the Life Course: A Population-Based Birth Cohort Study in Northern Finland |
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Influence of Farm Environment on Asthma during the Life Course: A Population-Based Birth Cohort Study in Northern Finland |
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Influence of Farm Environment on Asthma during the Life Course: A Population-Based Birth Cohort Study in Northern Finland |
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influence of farm environment on asthma during the life course: a population-based birth cohort study in northern finland |
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