Risk Factors for Acute Urticaria in Central California
| Autor: | John A. Capitman, Sarah Sirota, Emanuel Alcala, Rohan Jadhav |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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pollution and urticaria
Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Population lcsh:Medicine risk factors for urticaria Population density allergy triggers California Article 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences urticaria 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors immune system diseases Environmental health Humans Medicine education Poverty Socioeconomic status education.field_of_study Acute urticaria business.industry lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Emergency department Census 030228 respiratory system San Joaquin Emergency Service Hospital business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 7 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 3728, p 3728 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 1661-7827 |
| Popis: | At least 15–20% of the population in the world suffers from urticaria. Allergy triggers contribute to the development of urticaria. Not much is known about the demographic and environmental risk factors that contribute to the occurrence of acute urticaria. Methods: We utilized emergency department data on acute urticaria-related visits managed by the California Office of Statewide Planning and Operations for 201 zip codes located in southern central California (San Joaquin Valley) collected during the years 2016 and 2017. Census data from the same zip codes were considered as a population at risk. Socioeconomic and environmental parameters using CalEnviroScreen (Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Sacramento, CA, USA) database for the zip codes were evaluated as risk factors. Results: The incidence rate of acute urticaria in San Joaquin Valley during 2016–2017 was 1.56/1000 persons (n = 14,417 cases). Multivariate Poisson analysis revealed that zip codes with high population density (RR = 2.81), high percentage of farm workers (RR = 1.49), and the composite of those with high and medium percentage of poverty and those with high and medium percentage of non-white residents (RR = 1.59) increased the likelihood of the occurrence of acute urticaria. Conclusion: High population density, farm work, poverty and minority status is associated with a high risk of having acute urticaria. |
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