Respiratory Health and Allergy Among Young Farmers and Non-Farming Rural Males in Denmark
| Autor: | Torben Sigsgaard, Charlotte Hjort, Øyvind Omland, Martin R. Miller, Ole Find Pedersen |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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House dust mite
Veterinary medicine Allergy biology Cross-sectional study business.industry Pyroglyphidae Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Case-control study Environmental exposure biology.organism_classification medicine.disease respiratory tract diseases FEV1/FVC ratio Medicine Young adult business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Agromedicine. 4:63-78 |
| ISSN: | 1545-0813 1059-924X |
| DOI: | 10.1300/j096v04n01_09 |
| Popis: | The respiratory health of 230 female and 1,734 male farming students (FS) and 407 male rural controls was analyzed. A significantly increased prevalence of cough (6.9%) was reported among the male FS compared to the controls (2.5%). Measured FEV1 and FVC did not differ between the male FS and the controls, as opposed to significantly higher values among the female FS compared to a random sample of urban females stratified for height. Skin prick test (SPT) to house dust and storage mites was significantly more prevalent among the controls (18.7%) compared to the male FS (12.8%) and the female FS (11.9%). The size of the house dust mite weal and the number of positive skin prick reactions were significantly associated with bronchial hyperreactivity. The differ-ence in lung function among the female FS and the lower prevalence of skin reaction among the male FS and female FS probably reflects a healthy workers selection. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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