Interior surface materials in the home and the development of bronchial obstruction in young children in Oslo, Norway

Jaakkola, JJ; Oie, L; Nafstad, P; Botten, G; Samuelsen, SO; Magnus, P

HERO ID

675230

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

1999

Language

English

PMID

9949747

HERO ID 675230
In Press No
Year 1999
Title Interior surface materials in the home and the development of bronchial obstruction in young children in Oslo, Norway
Authors Jaakkola, JJ; Oie, L; Nafstad, P; Botten, G; Samuelsen, SO; Magnus, P
Journal American Journal of Public Health
Volume 89
Issue 2
Page Numbers 188-192
Abstract OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the role of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics and textile materials in the home in the development of bronchial obstruction during the first 2 years of life. METHODS: The study was a matched pair case-control study based on a cohort of 3754 newborns in Oslo in 1992 and 1993 who were followed up for 2 years. The case group consisted of 251 children with bronchial obstruction; the control group was matched one-to-one for date of birth. RESULTS: In conditional logistic regression analysis, the risk of bronchial obstruction was related to the presence of PVC flooring (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 1.89; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.14, 3.14) and textile wall materials (adjusted OR = 1.58; 95% CI = 0.98, 2.54). The reference category was wood or parquet flooring and painted walls and ceiling. Further analysis revealed an exposure-response relationship between the assessed amount of PVC and other plasticizer-containing surface materials and the risk of bronchial obstruction. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides new evidence of the role of PVC and textile wall materials in the development of bronchial obstruction in young children.
Doi 10.2105/AJPH.89.2.188
Pmid 9949747
Wosid WOS:000078296200008
Url https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.89.2.188
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