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Kategorie Textpublikation
Referenztyp Zeitschriften
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2007.00486.x
Titel (primär) Social factors, allergen, endotoxin, and dust mass in mattress
Autor Chen, C.M.; Mielck, A.; Fahlbusch, B.; Bischof, W.; Herbarth, O.; Borte, M.; Wichmann, H.-E.; Heinrich, J.
Quelle Indoor Air
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
Department EXPOEPID
Band/Volume 17
Heft 5
Seite von 384
Seite bis 393
Sprache englisch
Abstract Indoor environment has been associated with allergic disease. Further, it has been observed that the prevalences of allergic sensitization are different in different social groups. We therefore investigated the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and indoor bio-contaminants. House dust samples were collected from parents' and infants' mattress from 2166 families in Munich (62.2%) and Leipzig (37.8%), Germany. Major mite allergen Der p 1 and Der f 1, cat allergen Fel d 1, and endotoxin were extracted and quantified. Parental educational level and family equivalent income were used independently as socioeconomic indicators. Indoor endotoxin, mite allergen Der p 1, and the amount of sampled dust were not associated with the social factors. Mite allergen Der f 1 was slightly associated by family SES but without a consistent pattern. In families who are not cat owners, however, a negative association between the amount of cat allergen and family SES were observed. The observed negative association between cat allergen loads and concentrations in mattress and family SES in non-cat owners' homes indicated that community is an important source of cat allergen exposure.
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Chen, C.M., Mielck, A., Fahlbusch, B., Bischof, W., Herbarth, O., Borte, M., Wichmann, H.-E., Heinrich, J. (2007):
Social factors, allergen, endotoxin, and dust mass in mattress
Indoor Air 17 (5), 384 - 393 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2007.00486.x