Increase in asthma prevalence in adults in temporary housing after the Great East Japan earthquake
| Autor: | Takeshi Kaneko, Chiyako Oshikata, Kazuhiro Hashimoto, Maiko Watanabe, Naomi Tsurikisawa, Rumi Konuma, Seiichi Kobayashi, Naoki Kobayashi, Yoichi Kamata, Akiko Yamazaki, Masatsugu Ishida, Atsutaka Kubosaki, Masaru Yanai |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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biology
Exacerbation business.industry Aspergillus glaucus Geology Antibody level Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology medicine.disease Immunoglobulin E biology.organism_classification Gina guidelines Aspergillus fumigatus Aspergillus restrictus medicine biology.protein business Safety Research Demography Asthma |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 50:101696 |
| ISSN: | 2212-4209 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101696 |
| Popis: | It is unknown whether disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis affect asthma development or exacerbation in adults. Here, we investigated whether asthma prevalence increased in those aged ≥15 years living in temporary housing after the Great East Japan Earthquake. We diagnosed asthma according to GINA guidelines in residents aged ≥15 years who were living, or had lived, in temporary housing in the city of Ishinomaki. We analyzed serum antigen-specific anti-immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibody levels to Dermatophagoides farinae (Der f), Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus glaucus, Aspergillus amstelodami, and Aspergillus restrictus. The average age of the 337 inhabitants was 61.3 ± 15.8 years (men, 37.7%). The asthma prevalence was 24.9% according to respiratory specialist diagnosis. The antigen-specific IgE antibody titer against Der f, but none of the other test antigens, was significantly higher in the asthma group than in the no-asthma group (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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