Adult onset asthma in non-allergic women working in dampness damaged buildings: A retrospective cohort study
| Autor: | Ing-Liss Bryngelsson, Pål Graff, Ulf Flodin, Mats Fredrikson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Premises New onset Cohort Studies 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Adult onset asthma Health hazard Occupational Exposure Hypersensitivity medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Workplace Proportional Hazards Models Retrospective Studies Asthma business.industry Incidence Smoking Fungi Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Retrospective cohort study Middle Aged medicine.disease 030210 environmental & occupational health Psychiatric clinics body regions Non allergic population characteristics Female business |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 62:357-363 |
| ISSN: | 0271-3586 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/ajim.22952 |
| Popis: | Background There is still no consensus about the association between working in dampness-damaged buildings and new onset of asthma among adults. The purpose of this study was to assess asthma in the staff of two psychiatric clinics where some premises were suffering from dampness. Methods A 20-year retrospective cohort study was performed using questionnaires. Results Incidence rate ratios (IRR) for asthma were non-significantly elevated (IRR = 2.3) among exposed individuals. The risk was greater among females (IRR = 3.5, 95% CI 1.0-16). IRR for non-atopic women was 8.8 (95% CI 1.4-196). Adjusting for smoking habits weakened the risks marginally (IRR = 7.3, 95% CI 1.1-167). The number of male participants was too low to draw conclusion regarding the risk for men. Conclusion The results suggest that working in dampness-damaged buildings might be a possible health hazard. This finding is most pronounced in non-atopic females. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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