Titre : | Risk factors for asthma prevalence and chronic respiratory illnesses among residents of different neighbourhoods in Buffalo, New York. (2004) |
Auteurs : | Jamson-S LWEBUGA-MUKASA ; OYANA (Tonny-J) : USA. Department of Geography. Southern Illinois University. Carbondale. ; Paulette WYDRO ; Ub School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Kaleida Health Buffalo General Division. Department of Internal Medicine. Lung Biology Research Program. Pulmonary and Critical Care Division. Centre for Asthma and Environmental Exposure. Buffalo. USA |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Journal of epidemiology and community health (vol. 58, n° 11, 2004) |
Pagination : | 951-957 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Facteur risque ; Asthme ; Prévalence ; Appareil respiratoire ; Homme ; Bronchopneumopathie obstructive ; Milieu social ; Etats Unis ; Amérique ; Appareil respiratoire [pathologie] ; Amérique du Nord |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS ZWR0xG33. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Study objective : The aim of this study is to identify risk factors for asthma prevalence and chronic respiratory illnesses in Buffalo's neighbourhoods after previous studies reported increased levels of asthma among residents on Buffalo's west side. Design : Cross sectional surveys. Setting : Buffalo neighbourhoods along a US-Canada border crossing point. Subjects : A systematic random survey of 82% of the 2000 targeted households was conducted between January and August 2002. Main results : A multivariate logistic regression model shows that the risk of persons with asthma and chronic respiratory illnesses is significantly (p |