Indoor environment and respiratory symptoms in children living in the Dutch–German borderland

Mommers, Monique; Jongmans-Liedekerken, A W; Derkx, Ron; Dott, Wolfgang; Mertens, P. L. J. M.; Schayck, C.P. van; Steup, Achim; Swaen, Gerard M. H.; Ziemer, Benjamin; Weishoff-Houben, Michaela

doi:10.1016/j.ijheh.2005.04.007

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“…The mold severity index summed up all occurrences of moisture, mold and musty odors in the home in order to capture the extent and severity of mold-related problems. Other studies have characterized the intensity of mold damage/exposure with qualitative categorization systems and some have found dose-dependent relationships between intensity and health outcomes Haverinen et al, 2001;Mommers et al, 2005) or fungal levels (Dharmage et al, 1999) whereas others have not (Reponen et al, 2010).…”

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Indicators of airborne fungal concentrations in urban homes: Understanding the conditions that affect indoor fungal exposures

Crawford

Rosenbaum

Anagnost

et al. 2015

Science of The Total Environment

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Indicators of airborne fungal concentrations in urban homes: Understanding the conditions that affect indoor fungal exposures

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Rosenbaum

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Science of The Total Environment

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“…More recently, the World Health Organization found sufficient evidence to support associations between indoor dampness and both asthma development and exacerbation of existing asthma, recommending reductions in persistent dampness to reduce microbial growth (World Health Organization, 2009). Many previous studies examining the relationship between mold and asthma in children have relied on self‐reported indicators of airborne fungi exposure such as visual assessment of mold or dampness (Antova et al., 2008; Cho et al., 2006; Mommers et al., 2005; Simoni et al., 2005). The lack of objective measurement and exposure specificity in these studies also makes it difficult to identify the agents associated with respiratory diseases (Bornehag et al., 2001, 2004).…”

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Association between indoor mold and asthma among children in Buffalo, New York

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“…It has been suggested that this increase cannot be explained by genetic factors and improvements in diagnostic methods alone but that environmental factors including indoor housing factors. Many studies have associated indoor housing factors with increasing prevalence of respiratory symptoms in children (Morgan et al 2004; Mommers et al 2005;Sichletidis et al 2005;McConnell et al 2006;Teach et al 2006;Zeyrek et al 2006). Yet few studies have been performed in China where most people live in concrete apartment buildings.…”

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Housing characteristics, home environmental factors and respiratory health in 3945 pre-school children in China

Dong

Ding

et al. 2008

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

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The objective of the study was to assess the effects of housing characteristics and home environmental factors on respiratory symptoms of Chinese children. A cross-sectional study of 3945 children aged 1-6-years-old was conducted at 24 randomly selected kindergartens in Liaoning province, northeast China during April 2007. Information on respiratory symptoms (persistent cough, persistent phlegm, doctor-diagnosed asthma, current asthma, current wheeze and allergic rhinitis) and exposures to home environmental factors was obtained by a standard questionnaire from the American Thoracic Society. We used Chi-square tests, multivariate logistic regression models and adjusted odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for estimates of the risk of respiratory symptoms. Results suggested that the prevalence of asthma-related symptoms was higher for those who lived along the main stem of traffic, and houses near a pollution source. Lower prevalence rates of respiratory morbidity were associated with households with a larger area of residence and more rooms. Pet keeping was associated with doctor-diagnosed asthma (OR = 1.45; 95% CI, 1.03-2.06). Among boys, home decorations significantly increased the risk of doctor-diagnosed asthma (OR = 1.71; 95% CI, 1.21-2.41), current asthma (OR = 1.80; 95% CI, 1.10-2.94) and current wheeze (OR = 1.81; 95% CI, 1.31-2.50). Environmental tobacco smoke, pests and visible mold on walls were associated with the occurrence of asthma symptoms, especially in boys. Based upon the findings of this study, it is concluded that home environmental factors are particularly important for the development of respiratory morbidity among children. Boys may be more susceptible to home environmental factors than girls.

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Indoor environment and respiratory symptoms in children living in the Dutch–German borderland

Cited by 25 publications

References 42 publications

Indicators of airborne fungal concentrations in urban homes: Understanding the conditions that affect indoor fungal exposures

Indicators of airborne fungal concentrations in urban homes: Understanding the conditions that affect indoor fungal exposures

Association between indoor mold and asthma among children in Buffalo, New York

Housing characteristics, home environmental factors and respiratory health in 3945 pre-school children in China

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