加利福尼亚州兽医的特应性症状。

Atopic symptoms among California veterinarians.

作者信息

Susitaival Päivikki, Kirk John H, Schenker Marc B

机构信息

Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616-8638, USA.

出版信息

Am J Ind Med. 2003 Aug;44(2):166-71. doi: 10.1002/ajim.10253.

DOI:10.1002/ajim.10253

PMID:12874849

Abstract

BACKGROUND

The prevalence of allergic symptoms among veterinarians has not been studied adequately.

METHODS

A questionnaire was sent to 2,000 California veterinarians; the return rate was 73% (N=1416).

RESULTS

A history of either asthma, allergic rhinitis (AR), or atopic dermatitis (AD) was reported by 66% of respondents. AR was reported by 62%, asthma by 16%, and AD by 11%. Forty percent of the veterinarians reported animal related respiratory and/or skin symptoms. The most commonly reported causes of symptoms were cats and dogs. In multivariate logistic analysis, the significant risk factors for having adult asthma were the history of AR with the history of AD (OR 13.9), AR alone (OR 6.3), and asthma in childhood (OR 6.4).

CONCLUSIONS

The prevalence of asthma and other atopic symptoms was high in the studied population. Most veterinarians with respiratory or skin symptoms reported the symptoms as being related to specific animal contact.

摘要

背景

兽医中过敏症状的患病率尚未得到充分研究。

方法

向2000名加利福尼亚州的兽医发送了一份问卷；回复率为73%（N = 1416）。

结果

66%的受访者报告有哮喘、过敏性鼻炎（AR）或特应性皮炎（AD）病史。报告有AR的占62%，哮喘的占16%，AD的占11%。40%的兽医报告有与动物相关的呼吸道和/或皮肤症状。最常报告的症状原因是猫和狗。在多因素逻辑分析中，患成人哮喘的显著危险因素是有AR病史且有AD病史（比值比13.9）、单独有AR病史（比值比6.3）以及儿童期有哮喘病史（比值比6.4）。