DAMP HOUSING AND ADULT RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS
DAMP HOUSING AND ADULT RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1398-9995.1992.tb00672.x
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发表时间：
1992-10-01
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影响因子：
12.4
通讯作者：
BRUNEKREEF, B
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作者：
BRUNEKREEF, B
家庭潮湿和成人呼吸道症状之间的关系进行了调查，使用的数据从父母管理的问卷调查儿童呼吸道症状，也包括父母的呼吸道症状的问题。荷兰赫尔蒙德镇3344名儿童的父母归还了纪念品。答案是73%。家庭潮湿的特点是报告的潮湿污渍或霉菌生长在室内表面，并报告了23.6%和15.0%的研究人群，分别。25.4%的房屋潮湿和/或发霉。对6-12岁学龄儿童的父母收集有关呼吸道症状的信息。分析的症状包括咳嗽、痰、喘鸣、哮喘和对花粉或室内灰尘过敏。研究发现，男性和女性的咳嗽和痰都与居住在潮湿的家中密切相关。喘息和哮喘的关联性较弱，居住在潮湿的家中与花粉或室内灰尘过敏之间几乎没有关联。目前吸烟与男性和女性的咳嗽、痰和喘息密切相关。吸烟与花粉或室内灰尘过敏呈负相关，这表明过敏受试者不会开始吸烟或放弃吸烟习惯。研究结果表明，以前报道的儿童家中潮湿和呼吸道症状之间的联系也适用于成人。建议的机制包括暴露于真菌或屋尘螨产生的生物污染物，但尚未记录这些暴露在多大程度上负责。此外，与选择性迁移或家庭改善相关的潜在偏倚的影响，或生活在潮湿家庭的受试者中过度报告症状，或有症状的受试者过度报告家庭潮湿，需要进一步调查。
The relationship between home dampness and adult respiratory symptoms was investigated using data from a parent-administered questionnaire on childhood respiratory symptoms that also included questions on parental respiratory symptoms. Questionnaires were returned by the parents of 3344 children living in the town of Helmond, The Netherlands. The response was 73%. Home dampness was characterized by reports of damp stains or mould growth on indoor surfaces and was reported by 23.6% and 15.0% of the study population, respectively. Of the homes, 25.4% had dampness and/or mould. Information about respiratory symptoms was collected for the mothers and fathers of a population of 6-12-year-old schoolchildren. Symptoms analysed were cough, phlegm, wheeze, asthma, and allergy to pollen or house dust. Cough and phlegm in both men and women were found to be strongly associated with living in a damp home. Weaker associations were found for wheeze and asthma, and there was little association between living in a damp home and allergy to pollen or house dust. Current smoking was strongly associated with cough, phlegm and wheeze in both men and women. Smoking was inversely associated with allergy to pollen or house dust, suggesting that allergic subjects do not start smoking, or give up the habit. The results suggest that the association between home dampness and respiratory symptoms previously reported for children also applies to adults. Suggested mechanisms include exposure to biological contaminants produced by fungi or house dust mites, but it has not yet been documented to what extent these exposures are responsible. Also, the effects of potential biases related to selective migration or home amelioration, or to over-reporting of symptoms among subjects living in damp homes, or to over-reporting of home dampness by symptomatic subjects, need further investigation.