Prevalence and incidence of respiratory symptoms in relation to indoor dampness: the RHINE study
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ftlandspitaliuni:oai:www.hirsla.lsh.is:2336/6533 2023-05-15T16:51:12+02:00 Prevalence and incidence of respiratory symptoms in relation to indoor dampness: the RHINE study Gunnbjornsdottir, M I Franklin, K A Norbäck, D Bjornsson, E Gislason, D Lindberg, E Svanes, C Omenaas, E Norrman, E Jõgi, R Jensen, E J Dahlman-Höglund, A Janson, C 2006-12-13 YES http://hdl.handle.net/2336/6533 https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2005.057430 en eng British Medical Assn. http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/61/3/221 Thorax 2006, 61(3):221-5 0040-6376 16396946 doi:10.1136/thx.2005.057430 PAD12 AAI12 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/6533 Thorax Adult Asthma Europe Female Housing Humans Incidence Longitudinal Studies Male Odds Ratio Prevalence Respiration Disorders Risk Factors Article 2006 ftlandspitaliuni https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2005.057430 2022-05-29T08:20:55Z To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field 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<0.001) higher prevalence of wheeze (19.1% v 26.0%), nocturnal breathlessness (4.4% v 8.4%), nocturnal cough (27.2% v 36.5%), productive cough (16.6% v 22.3%) and asthma (6.0% v 7.7%). These associations remained significant after adjusting for possible confounders. Indoor dampness was a risk factor for onset of respiratory symptoms but not for asthma onset in the longitudinal analysis (OR 1.13, 95% CI 0.92 to 1.40). Remission of nocturnal symptoms was less common in damp homes (OR 0.84, 95% CI 0.73 to 0.97). CONCLUSIONS: Subjects living in damp housing had a higher prevalence of respiratory symptoms and asthma. Onset of respiratory symptoms was more common and remission of nocturnal respiratory symptoms was less common in subjects living in damp housing. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Hirsla - Landspítali University Hospital research archive Norway Thorax 61 3 221 225 |
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To access publisher full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field 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<0.001) higher prevalence of wheeze (19.1% v 26.0%), nocturnal breathlessness (4.4% v 8.4%), nocturnal cough (27.2% v 36.5%), productive cough (16.6% v 22.3%) and asthma (6.0% v 7.7%). These associations remained significant after adjusting for possible confounders. Indoor dampness was a risk factor for onset of respiratory symptoms but not for asthma onset in the longitudinal analysis (OR 1.13, 95% CI 0.92 to 1.40). Remission of nocturnal symptoms was less common in damp homes (OR 0.84, 95% CI 0.73 to 0.97). CONCLUSIONS: Subjects living in damp housing had a higher prevalence of respiratory symptoms and asthma. Onset of respiratory symptoms was more common and remission of nocturnal respiratory symptoms was less common in subjects living in damp housing. |
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Gunnbjornsdottir, M I Franklin, K A Norbäck, D Bjornsson, E Gislason, D Lindberg, E Svanes, C Omenaas, E Norrman, E Jõgi, R Jensen, E J Dahlman-Höglund, A Janson, C |
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Prevalence and incidence of respiratory symptoms in relation to indoor dampness: the RHINE study |
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