Differential effect of damp housing on respiratory health in women.

Journal of the American Medical Women's Association (1972) Pub Date : 2005-01-01

Donna Rennie, Yue Chen, Joshua Lawson, James Dosman

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Abstract

Objective: To investigate the effect of exposure to damp housing on respiratory symptoms in women and men.

Method: We examined sex differences in the relationship between damp housing and respiratory symptoms in a cross-sectional survey of 1988 adults, 18 to 74 years of age, using a self-administered questionnaire. We used chi (2) and t-tests to test associations between potential risk factors and respiratory symptoms in men and women. We used multiple logistic regression modelling to determine adjusted odds ratios for several possible symptoms and home dampness. All multivariate analyses were stratified by sex.

Results: Men had a significantly higher prevalence of chronic wheeze compared with women. The prevalence of chronic wheeze, wheeze with shortness of breath, and allergy were higher for women reporting damp housing compared with those not reporting damp housing. No significant associations between damp housing and respiratory symptoms were found in men.

Conclusion: These data raise the possibility that women may be more susceptible to the effects of damp housing than men are.

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潮湿住房对妇女呼吸系统健康的不同影响。

目的:探讨潮湿住房对男女呼吸道症状的影响。方法:我们对1988名18至74岁的成年人进行横断面调查，采用自我填写的问卷，研究潮湿住房与呼吸道症状之间关系的性别差异。我们使用chi(2)和t检验来检验潜在危险因素与男性和女性呼吸道症状之间的关联。我们使用多元逻辑回归模型来确定几种可能症状和家庭潮湿的校正优势比。所有多变量分析均按性别分层。结果:男性患慢性喘息的比例明显高于女性。报告潮湿住房的妇女与没有报告潮湿住房的妇女相比，慢性喘息、喘息伴呼吸短促和过敏的患病率更高。潮湿的住房和男性呼吸道症状之间没有明显的联系。结论:这些数据表明，女性可能比男性更容易受到潮湿住房的影响。

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Journal of the American Medical Women's Association (1972)

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