The influence of home environmental factors and life style on children's respiratory health in Xi'an

作     者：Angui Li Yuexia Sun Zhijian Liu Xiaoxia Xu Hongfa Sun Jan Sundell 

作者机构：School of Environmental and Municipal EngineeringXi’an University of Architecture and Technology School of Environmental Science and EngineeringTianjin University Department of Building ScienceTsinghua University 

出 版 物：《Chinese Science Bulletin》 (科学通报(英文版))

年 卷 期：2014年第59卷第17期

页      面：2024-2030页

核心收录：

学科分类：1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 100404[医学-儿少卫生与妇幼保健学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51178374) the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (20106120110008) Xi’an Urban and Rural Construction Committee of Science and Technology Project (2011023) 

主　　题：呼吸系统健康 生活方式 家庭化 西安市 环境因素 儿童 室内空气环境 危险因素 

摘      要：To assess associations between home indoor air environments and asthma,allergies and pneumonia,children aged 1–8 years were surveyed from 12 kindergartens in the city of Xi’an.2,020 questionnaires were responded with a response rate of 83.5%.The prevalences of doctor diagnosed asthma,hay fever,and pneumonia were 2.9%,3.6%,and 28.3%,*** close to a highway was a risk factor for current rhinitis(AOR 1.5,95%CI 1.2–1.8),eczema(AOR 1.7,95%CI 1.2–2.5),and diagnosed pneumonia(AOR 1.3,95%CI 1.0–1.6).Dampness problems in the home were associated with 50%–130%increases in the prevalences of asthma and *** bed linen under sun-shine was protective,especially against *** avoidance was consistently and significantly associated with asthma and allergy(AOR 1.3–2.4).Decoration of the home during children’s early life is a risk factor for current rhinitis(AOR 1.9,95%CI 1.3–2.9)and eczema(AOR 1.9,95%CI1.1–3.6).Risk factors for pneumonia were living in an apartment(AOR 1.4,95%CI 1.1–1.8),latex wall paint(AOR 1.3,95%CI 1.0–1.7),dampness(AOR 1.4–1.5),breast feeding\3 months(AOR 1.3,95%CI 1.0–1.7),never airing bed linen in sunshine(AOR 1.3,95%CI1.3–1.6),and cleaning children’s room less frequently than once per day(AOR 1.4,95%CI 1.1–1.7).This study demonstrates that home indoor environmental and life style factors may influence the health of children in Xi’an.