Asthma, Allergy and Eczema among Adults in Multifamily Houses in Stockholm (3-HE Study) - Associations with Building Characteristics, Home Environment and Energy Use for Heating

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 9; no. 12; p. e112960
• Main Authors: Norbäck, Dan, Lampa, Erik, Engvall, Karin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 05.12.2014; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Accessibility; Adolescent; Adult; Adults; Aged; Air Pollution, Indoor; Allergies; Asthma; Asthma - epidemiology; Asthma - etiology; Biology and Life Sciences; Buildings; Decades; Division; Dwellings; Ecological risk assessment; Eczema; Eczema - epidemiology; Eczema - etiology; Emissions; Energy; Energy conservation; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; Energy management; Environment; Epidemiology; Female; Fungi - pathogenicity; Heating; Home environment; Houses; Housing; Humans; Hypersensitivity; Hypersensitivity - epidemiology; Hypersensitivity - etiology; Male; Management; Medicine and Health Sciences; Middle Aged; Moisture content; Mold; Odor; Odors; Organic chemistry; Pollen; Population; Real estate management; Regression analysis; Residential areas; Rhinitis; Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal - epidemiology; Risk analysis; Risk Factors; Sick Building Syndrome - epidemiology; Skin diseases; Smoking; Studies; Survival analysis; Sweden; Systematic review; Ventilation; VOCs; Volatile organic compounds; Water damage; Sweden

Risk factors for asthma, allergy and eczema were studied in a stratified random sample of adults in Stockholm. In 2005, 472 multifamily buildings (10,506 dwellings) were invited (one subject/dwelling) and 7,554 participated (73%). Associations were analyzed by multiple logistic regression, adjusting...