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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
21
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-1-28
pubmed:abstractText
The ISAAC (International Study of Asthma and Allergy in Childhood) was founded in 1990 in order to maximise the value of epidemiological research into asthma and allergic diseases, to describe the prevalence of asthma and allergic disease in children living in different locations, to make comparisons within and between countries, to provide a framework for further etiological research and to find prevention strategies. We analysed a sub-sample of a population-based study (1995 to 1997) in Upper Austria. The aim of our study was to investigate the influence of indoor risk factors on wheezing in children 6-9 years old. Our calculations were based on the results of a questionnaire answered by parents about their children's indoor environment at home. Smoking of the mother during pregnancy and/or during breastfeeding (OR 1.28; 95% CI 1.08-1.48), smoking of the mother at the present time (OR 1.25; 95% CI 1.12-1.41), a bird (OR 1.40; 95% CI 1.06-1.85) or rabbit (OR 1.37; 95% CI 1.03-1.82) as a domestic pet, synthetic bedding (OR 1.33; 95% CI 1.18-1.49) and dampness or mould at home (OR 1.43; 95% CI 1.24-1.65) are associated with a significantly increased risk of childhood wheezing in the last 12 months. Other variables such as "smoking of the father", "cooking with gas", "gas central heating" and other "pets" do not achieve statistical significance.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0043-5325
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
12
pubmed:volume
111
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
882-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Indoor factors and their association to respiratory symptoms suggestive of asthma in Austrian children aged 6-9 years.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Epidemiology, University of Vienna, Austria. Angela.Zacharasiewicz@univie.ac.at
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article