Incidence rates of asthma, rhinitis and eczema symptoms and influential factors in young children in Sweden

Larsson, Malin; Hägerhed-Engman, Linda; Sigsgaard, Torben; Janson, Staffan; Sundell, Jan; Bornehag, Carl‐Gustaf

doi:10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00910.x

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“…Most of the studies on the association between indoor dampness problems and respiratory or allergic health effects have been cross-sectional studies [11][12][13][14][15][22][23][24][25][26]. Some have been case-control studies [5-7,9,27], while others have been cohort studies [28][29][30]. Causative agents in damp buildings have been tentatively identified and include microbial growth, mold, house dust mites (HDM) or chemicals [16,17].…”

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Dampness in dwellings and its associations with asthma and allergies among children in Chongqing: A cross-sectional study

Wang

Qin

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Chin. Sci. Bull.

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The city of Chongqing has high outdoor temperatures and humidity throughout the year and consequently a high risk of dampness and mold problems in dwellings. As part of the China, Children, Homes, Health (CCHH), associations between home characteristics and children's asthma, allergies, and related symptoms were investigated in Chongqing, China. A cross-sectional questionnaire survey on home characteristics including dampness and symptoms of asthma and allergies in 5299 children was performed. Data for 4754 children (3-6 years) and their homes were analyzed. Results showed that 35.1% of homes were reported to have "damp bedding", 14.3% "condensation on window panes (higher than 5 cm)", 11.6% "mouldy odor", 9.3% "water leakage", 8.3% "damp stains" and 5.3% "visible mould". Wheezing and rhinitis ever were reported for 27.0% and 51.1% children respectively, and rhinitis, wheezing, cough at night and eczema in the last 12 months were reported for 38.1%, 20.5%, 18.9% and 13.2% respectively. Doctor-diagnosed asthma was reported for 8.3% of children, and doctor-diagnosed rhinitis for 6.2%. Dampness in homes was generally strongly associated with asthma and allergies among Chongqing children. The strongest association was found between "visible mould" and doctor-diagnosed rhinitis, and the adjusted Odds Ratio (OR A ) was 2.27 (95% CI: 1.48, 3.49). "Damp bedding" was significantly associated with all asthma and allergic symptoms, but doctor-diagnosed asthma and rhinitis. The behavior of "putting bedding to sunshine" could effectively reduce the prevalence of asthma and allergic symptoms, and the risk of bedding affected with damp was reduced significantly when bedding was put to sunshine frequently. dampness, children, asthma, allergies, indoor environment Citation:Wang H, Li B Z, Yang Q, et al. Dampness in dwellings and its associations with asthma and allergies among children in Chongqing: A cross-sectional study.

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Dampness in dwellings and its associations with asthma and allergies among children in Chongqing: A cross-sectional study

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Qin

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Chin. Sci. Bull.

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“…lifestyle, gender, home environmental factors, socioeconomic status (SES), and birth order (15)(16)(17)(18)(19)21), as shown in Table SI 1 . We assumed that these factors might be inversely associated with remission of eczema.…”

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“…Examination of non-modifiable factors is important to identify risk groups. There is no evidence as yet whether gender, socioeconomic status (SES), and birth order predict remission, although they are associated with eczema prevalence (9,(15)(16)(17)21). Therefore, this study aimed to determine factors associated with remission of AD in childhood, and the strength of selected modifiable factors in predicting remission.…”

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Factors Associated with Remission of Eczema in Children: A Population-based Follow-up Study

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Breeze³

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Acta Derm Venerol

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The aim of this study was to analyse factors associated with remission of atopic dermatitis (AD) in childhood. A population-based AD cohort of 894 children aged 1-3 years from a cross-sectional baseline study in 2000 was followed up in 2005. The association between remission, background, health, lifestyle, and environmental variables was estimated with crude and multivariable logistic regression. At follow-up, 52% of the children had remission. Independent factors at baseline predicting remission were: milder eczema (adjusted odds ratio (aOR), 1.43; 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.16-1.77); later onset of eczema (aOR 1.40; 95% CI 1.08-1.80); non-flexural eczema (aOR 2.57; 95% CI 1.62-4.09); no food allergy (aOR 1.51; 95% CI 1.11-2.04), and rural living (aOR 1.48; 95% CI 1.07-2.05). Certain aspects of AD and rural living were important for remission, but despite the initial hypotheses to the contrary, the environmental factors examined in this paper were not substantial predictors of remission.

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“…12 PRCS also has the potential to exacerbate asthma, 13,14 a condition that negatively affects 2% to 20% of children. [15][16][17] In spite of its prevalence and impact on affected families, many aspects of PCRS remain ill-defined. At the most basic level, even the diagnostic definition of PCRS has not been concretely elucidated among our specialty societies, creating challenges in discussing clinical presentations or establishing human study protocols.…”

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Clinical Consensus Statement: Pediatric Chronic Rhinosinusitis

Brietzke

Shin

Choi

et al. 2014

Otolaryngol.--head neck surg.

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Objective. To develop a clinical consensus statement on the optimal diagnosis and management of pediatric chronic rhinosinusitis (PCRS).Methods. A representative 9-member panel of otolaryngologists with no relevant conflicts of interest was assembled to consider opportunities to optimize the diagnosis and management of PCRS. A working definition of PCRS and the scope of pertinent otolaryngologic practice were first established. Patients of ages 6 months to 18 years without craniofacial syndromes or immunodeficiency were defined as the targeted population of interest. A modified Delphi method was then used to distill expert opinion into clinical statements that met a standardized definition of consensus.Results. After 2 iterative Delphi method surveys, 22 statements met the standardized definition of consensus while 12 statements did not. Four statements were omitted due to redundancy. The clinical statements were grouped into 4 categories for presentation and discussion: (1) definition and diagnosis of PCRS, (2) medical treatment of PCRS, (3) adenoiditis/adenoidectomy, and (4) endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS)/turbinoplasty.Conclusion. Expert panel consensus may provide helpful information for the otolaryngologist in the diagnosis and management of PCRS in uncomplicated pediatric patients.

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Incidence rates of asthma, rhinitis and eczema symptoms and influential factors in young children in Sweden

Abstract: When comparing incident rates of asthma between different studies it is important to realize that different definitions of the healthy baseline population will give rise to different incident rates.

Cited by 38 publications

References 30 publications

Dampness in dwellings and its associations with asthma and allergies among children in Chongqing: A cross-sectional study

Dampness in dwellings and its associations with asthma and allergies among children in Chongqing: A cross-sectional study

Factors Associated with Remission of Eczema in Children: A Population-based Follow-up Study

Clinical Consensus Statement: Pediatric Chronic Rhinosinusitis

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