Mold and dampness exposure and allergic outcomes from birth to adolescence: data from the BAMSE cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exposure to moldy or damp indoor environments is associated with allergic disease in young children, but it is unclear whether the effects persist to adolescence. Our objective was to assess whether exposure to mold or dampness during infancy increases the risk of asthma, rhinitis, or IgE sensitization in children followed from birth to 16 years of age.

Methods

We collected questionnaire derived reports of mold or dampness indicators and allergic outcomes from 3798 children in a Swedish birth cohort (BAMSE). Sensitization was assessed from blood samples in 3293 children. Longitudinal associations between prevalent asthma, rhinitis, and IgE sensitization and mold or dampness indicators were assessed using generalized estimating equations.

Results

Exposure to

SUBMITTER: Thacher JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5434946 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature