The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 112, Issue 4 , Pages 747-754 , October 2003

Four-year incidence of allergic sensitization among schoolchildren in a community where allergy to cat and dog dominates sensitization: Report from the obstructive lung disease in northern sweden study group

  • Eva Rönmark, PhD

      Affiliations

    • OLIN Study Group, Department of Medicine, Sunderby Central Hospital of Norrbotten, Luleå, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Lung and Allergy Research, National Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Luleå, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, University of Umeå, Stockholm, Umeå, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Eva Rönmark, PhD, The OLIN study group, Luleå Health Care Centre, Repslagaregatan 4-6, SE-972 39 Luleå, Sweden
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  • Matthew Perzanowski, MPH

      Affiliations

    • OLIN Study Group, Department of Medicine, Sunderby Central Hospital of Norrbotten, Luleå, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, University of Umeå, Stockholm, Umeå, Sweden
    • Asthma and Allergy Diseases Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va, USA
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  • Thomas Platts-Mills, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Asthma and Allergy Diseases Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va, USA
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  • Bo Lundbäck, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • OLIN Study Group, Department of Medicine, Sunderby Central Hospital of Norrbotten, Luleå, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Lung and Allergy Research, National Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Luleå, Stockholm, Sweden

Received 20 December 2002 ,Revised 7 June 2003 ,Accepted 10 June 2003.

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    Prospective incidence study of positive skin test responses over 4 years beginning at age 7 to 8 years. Data on furred pets at home during the first 2 years of life were obtained by recall when the ch

    Prospective incidence study of positive skin test responses over 4 years beginning at age 7 to 8 years. Data on furred pets at home during the first 2 years of life were obtained by recall when the child was 7 to 8 years old. Ever cat in 1996: rural 41%, urban 35%; Luleå 39%, Kiruna 27%. Ever dog in 1996: rural 60%, urban 47%; Luleå 43%, Kiruna 62%.

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    Prevalence (percentage) of positive skin test responses in 1996 (age 7-8 years) and in 2000 (age 11-12 years): difference by sex and study year. Significant differences: ∗P < .05; ∗∗P < .01; ∗∗∗P < .0

    Prevalence (percentage) of positive skin test responses in 1996 (age 7-8 years) and in 2000 (age 11-12 years): difference by sex and study year. Significant differences: ∗P < .05; ∗∗P < .01; ∗∗∗P < .001.

☆ Supported by the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation, the Swedish Foundation for Health Care Science and Allergy Research (Vårdal), the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (AI-20565 and AI-34607), the Swedish Asthma-Allergy Foundation, and Norrbotten's local health authorities.

PII: S0091-6749(03)01866-9

doi: 10.1016/S0091-6749(03)01866-9

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 112, Issue 4 , Pages 747-754 , October 2003

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