Atopic diseases among adults in the two geographically related arctic areas Nikel, Russia and Sor-Varanger, Norway: possible effects of indoor and outdoor air pollution
| Autor: | Jon Øyvind Odland, Lars Kåre Dotterud, E. S. Falk |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Hypersensitivity Immediate Male Veterinary medicine Rhinitis Allergic Perennial Smoking habit Eczema Air pollution Lifetime prevalence Dermatology medicine.disease_cause Russia Kola peninsula Risk Factors Air Pollution Environmental health Prevalence medicine Humans Conjunctivitis Allergic Asthma Norway business.industry Significant difference medicine.disease Infectious Diseases Arctic Air Pollution Indoor Lower prevalence Female business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 14:107-111 |
| ISSN: | 1468-3083 0926-9959 |
| Popis: | Background Previous studies have shown lower prevalence of atopic diseases among adults and schoolchildren in Eastern Europe. Objectives To compare the prevalence of atopic diseases among adults in two geographically related arctic areas, Nikel, Russia and Sor-Varanger, Norway. Nikel is a heavily polluted town on the Kola Peninsula. Methods The prevalence of eczema, asthma and allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (AR) was assessed using two identical questionnaire studies. The study in Sor-Varanger was conducted in the autumn of 1991 and comprised 1102 adults. In the spring of 1994, 3368 adults in Nikel completed the 4-page questionnaire. Results The lifetime prevalence of atopic diseases was significantly higher in Sor-Varanger than in Nikel (25.2% vs. 11.2%; P |
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