Laboratory Test Results in Patients with Workplace Moisture Damage Associated Symptoms-The SAMDAW Study.

ABSTRACT: The mechanisms of health effects of moisture damage (MD) are unclear, but inflammatory responses have been suspected. The usefulness of laboratory and allergy tests among patients in secondary healthcare with symptoms associated with workplace MD were examined. Full blood count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), total serum immunoglobulin E (IgE), fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO), and skin prick testing were assessed and analyzed in relation to multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) and perceived stress in 99 patients and 48 controls. In analysis, t-tests, Mann-Whitney tests, and chi-squared tests were used. Minor clinically insignificant differences in blood counts were seen in patients and controls, but among patients with asthma an elevated neutro

SUBMITTER: Nynas P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10093791 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature