Indoor Environmental Factors and Adults Asthma in Ningxia,China:a Case-Control Study
- VernacularTitle:宁夏地区成人哮喘室内环境因素的病例对照研究
- Author:
Wenqing DING
;
Zhengzhi LI
;
Xiaochuan PAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Air pollution,indoor;
Asthma;
Case-control study;
Environmental exposure
- From:
Journal of Environment and Health
1993;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To determine indoor environmental risk factors for adults asthma.Methods A hospital-based case-control study included 122 adult patients with asthma and 205 community controls was carried out to investigate indoor environmental factors for adult asthma.The data were analyzed by univariate and multivariate unconditional Logistic regression.Results It was revealed in univariate analysis that one-story house,newly decorated house,short of breath hard in newly decorated house,drying the beddings in the sun regularly,no leakage of smoke in kitchen,using coke for heating and using firewood for cooking.Results of the multivariate conditional logistic regressive analysis showed that one-story house and newly decorated house had significant negative correlation with asthma(P
