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Anna-Sara Claeson1, Hanna Andersson, Fredrik Wikdahl
1Department of Psychology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden (Dr Claeson, Ms Andersson, Mr Wikdahl, Dr Nordin); and YH Novia/Novia University of Applied Sciences, Vaasa, Finland (Dr Nyback).
Objectives:
This study investigated comorbidity in chemical intolerance (CI) and building- related intolerance (BRI) with (i) chronic sinusitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, allergic and nonallergic asthma and allergic rhinitis, and (ii) airway inflammatory symptoms.
Methods:
Data from two population-based questionnaire surveys, the Västerbotten and Österbotten Environmental Health Studies, were used. The participants were categorized as CI or BRI and referents, and binary logistic regression analysis was applied.
Results:
Prevalence rates for the case groups were 7.2% to 40.0% for diseases and 24.3% to 68.9% for symptoms, whereas adjusted odds ratios (ORs) were 3.4 to 26.1 for diseases and 3.3 to 17.0 for symptoms, all being significantly higher than unity. Prevalence rates and ORs were in general higher in BRI than in CI.
Conclusion:
Inflammatory airway diseases and symptoms are associated with CI and BRI, which encourages further research regarding underlying mechanisms and treatments.
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