Asthma Among Rural Minnesota Adolescents

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• Personal Author:
  Brunner WM ; Langner DM ; Lindgren PG ; Williams AN ; Yawn BP
• Description:
  This study examined the prevalence of and risk factors for wheezing and asthma in rural Minnesota adolescents. A survey querying about wheezing, asthma, farm residence, and other respiratory-related factors was administered to all 9th to 11th grade students (N = 13,490) in a stratified, random sample of high schools in rural Minnesota. Nearly one in 8 (12.6%) students reported ever-diagnosed asthma, and 9.2% reported current asthma. Students living on farms reported less wheezing and asthma than rural non-farm students. Obesity and smoking were associated with wheezing and asthma in all rural adolescents. Asthma rates increased with age among girls and may be largely accounted for by simultaneous increases in smoking rates. Despite the apparent protective effect of farm residence, asthma remains a significant public health issue among rural Minnesota adolescents. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Agriculture Asthma Asthma, Occupational Epidemiology Hazardous Substances Occupational Health Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Smokers

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• Keywords:
  Age-factors Bronchial-asthma Health-hazards Respiratory-system-disorders Risk-factors Sampling Sampling-methods Smoking
• ISSN:
  0277-0903
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  42
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20029733
• Citation:
  J Asthma 2005 Nov; 42(9):787-792
• Email:
  wendy.brunner@health.state.mn.us
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  Minnesota State Department of Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20000930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Asthma
• End Date:
  20050929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c3ec8c902c4ed722bf492c1ccaff1879de12284162f68b4d058e0eea7aa2edc15670157eaa647c54e755f3077cb7e43c498d7fd8f8e22798fbedfecea23beb6d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190655/cdc_190655_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 294.41 KB ]