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Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Adult-Onset Asthma: A Population-Based Incident Case-Control Study

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  • Jaakkola, M.S.
  • Piipari, R.
  • Jaakkola, N.
  • Jaakkola, J.J.K.

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Objectives. The authors assessed the effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) on the development of asthma in adults. Methods. In the Pirkanmaa district of South Finland, all 21- to 63-year-old adults with new cases of asthma diagnosed during a 2.5-year period (n=521 case patients, out of 441000 inhabitants) and a random sample of control subjects from the source population (932 control subjects) participated in a population-based incident case-control study. Results. Risk of asthma was related to workplace ETS exposure (adjusted odds ratio [OR]=2.16; 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.26, 3.72) and home exposure (OR =4.77; 95% CI=1.29, 17.7) in the past year. Cumulative ETS exposure over a lifetime at work and at home increased the risk. Conclusions. This study indicates for the first time that both cumulative lifetime and recent ETS exposures increase the risk of adult-onset asthma.

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  • Jaakkola, M.S. & Piipari, R. & Jaakkola, N. & Jaakkola, J.J.K., 2003. "Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Adult-Onset Asthma: A Population-Based Incident Case-Control Study," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 93(12), pages 2055-2060.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:2003:93:12:2055-2060_8
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    1. Isabell Katharina Rumrich & Otto Hänninen, 2015. "Environmental Asthma Reduction Potential Estimates for Selected Mitigation Actions in Finland Using a Life Table Approach," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-17, June.

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