Factors related to allergic sensitization to aeroallergens in a cross-sectional study in adults: The Copenhagen Allergy Study

Autor:	Torben Jørgensen, Asger Dirksen, Niels Henrik Nielsen, Flemming Madsen, Allan Linneberg, L. Frølund
Rok vydání:	2001
Předmět:	education.field_of_study medicine.medical_specialty Multivariate analysis business.industry Cross-sectional study Immunology Population medicine.disease Surgery Allergic sensitization Immunology and Allergy Medicine Hay fever Risk factor Family history business education Body mass index Demography
Zdroj:	Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 31:1409-1417
ISSN:	0954-7894
DOI:	10.1046/j.1365-2222.2001.01178.x
Popis:	Background The factors underlying recent increases in the prevalence of respiratory allergy are largely unknown. Objective To assess the association between allergic sensitization and several lifestyle/environmental factors. Methods A cross-sectional population-based study of 15–69-year-olds in Copenhagen was carried out in 1990. The participation rate was 77.5% (1112/1435). Different lifestyle/environmental factors (explanatory variables) were defined based on questionnaire data. Dependent (outcome) variables were skin prick test (SPT) positivity or specific IgE positivity to common aeroallergens. Explanatory variables associated with outcome in univariate analysis (P
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