Influence of Childhood Asthma and Allergies on Occupational Exposure in Early Adulthood: A Prospective Cohort Study
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:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
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Working in An Exposed* Job Adjusted OR (95% CI) | ||||
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History of Asthma | History of Hay Fever | History of Eczema | Any of the 3 Conditions | |
All † | 1.16 (0.65–2.09) | 1.78 (1.00–3.17) | 1.62 (0.91–2.87) | 1.51 (0.81–2.84) |
According to sex ‡ | ||||
Men (n = 184) | 1.38 (0.57–3.34) | 1.87 (0.79–4.41) | 0.86 (0.33–2.21) | 1.59 (0.61–4.12) |
Women (n = 179) | 0.99 (0.44–2.22) | 1.64 (0.75–3.57) | 2.52 (1.16–5.47) | 1.41 (0.61–1.27) |
p-interaction | 0.51 | 0.87 | 0.07 | 0.85 |
According to parental education level § | ||||
Low level (n = 85) | 1.24 (0.43–3.56) | 2.72 (0.97–7.59) | 1.58 (0.56–4.46) | 1.69 (0.53–5.41) |
High level (n = 278) | 1.11 (0.54–2.27) | 1.41 (0.69–2.86) | 1.60 (0.79–3.20) | 1.37 (0.64–2.91) |
p-interaction | 0.72 | 0.27 | 0.85 | 0.73 |
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Dumas, O.; Le Moual, N.; Lowe, A.J.; Lodge, C.J.; Zock, J.-P.; Kromhout, H.; Erbas, B.; Perret, J.L.; Dharmage, S.C.; Benke, G.; et al. Influence of Childhood Asthma and Allergies on Occupational Exposure in Early Adulthood: A Prospective Cohort Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 2163. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16122163
Dumas O, Le Moual N, Lowe AJ, Lodge CJ, Zock J-P, Kromhout H, Erbas B, Perret JL, Dharmage SC, Benke G, et al. Influence of Childhood Asthma and Allergies on Occupational Exposure in Early Adulthood: A Prospective Cohort Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(12):2163. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16122163
Chicago/Turabian StyleDumas, Orianne, Nicole Le Moual, Adrian J. Lowe, Caroline J. Lodge, Jan-Paul Zock, Hans Kromhout, Bircan Erbas, Jennifer L. Perret, Shyamali C. Dharmage, Geza Benke, and et al. 2019. "Influence of Childhood Asthma and Allergies on Occupational Exposure in Early Adulthood: A Prospective Cohort Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 12: 2163. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16122163