Rhinitis in Swiss adults is associated with asthma and early life factors, but not second hand tobacco smoke or obesity

Rhinitis in Swiss adults is associated with asthma and early life factors, but not second hand tobacco smoke or obesity

Background: Second hand tobacco smoke (SHS) and overweight/obesity are risk factors for asthma and lower airway respiratory symptoms. We investigated whether SHS or overweight/obesity were also associated with allergic or non-allergic rhinitis. Methods: Cross-sectional data were obtained during the...

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Main Authors: Michael J. Abramson, Christian Schindler, Tamara Schikowski, Andreas J. Bircher, Luc Burdet, Margaret W. Gerbase, Medea Imboden, Thierry Rochat, Peter Schmid-Grendelmeier, Alexander J. Turk, Elisabeth Zemp, Nino Künzli, Nicole Probst-Hensch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-04-01
Series:Allergology International
Subjects:
Allergic rhinitis
Non-allergic rhinitis
Obesity
Overweight
Second hand smoke
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015002105

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