Respiratory Diseases
This study is part of the collection Scania Metadatabase for Epidemiology (SME)
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Nihlén Ulf - Lund University
Peter Montnemery - Lund University
Claes-Göran Löfdahl - Lund University
Anna Lindgren - Lund University
Description
The prevalence of various respiratory diseases are increasing in Scandinavia and also in other parts of the world. In this study, an extensive questionnaire on issues related to respiratory diseases, was sent out to residents in the municipality of Malmö and the surrounding area. The questionnaire was 1992 sent to 12 079 individuals, i.e. 1.5% of the formerly population in the municipality of Malmö and the county of Malmöhus. The individuals were selected from the population registry from four age groups (20-29, 30-39, 40-49 and 50-59) with comparable numbers of men and women in each group. After two reminders 8468 (70.1%) individuals had responded to the survey. The questionnaire contained questions such as self-reported asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema or allergies, a doctor’s diagnosis of these diseases. It also contained questions regarding if the individual often were bothered by coughing or having trouble with the lungs and nose, such as squeaky breathing and nasal congestion. The questionnaire also included questions about smoking, medication, and if you live near a busy road. A fo
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HEALTH
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Occupational Health and Environmental Health
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Principal organisation
Accessibility status
Responsible department/unit
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Nihlén Ulf - Lund University
Peter Montnemery - Lund University
Claes-Göran Löfdahl - Lund University
Anna Lindgren - Lund University
Identifiers
SND-ID: EXT 0142
Description
The prevalence of various respiratory diseases are increasing in Scandinavia and also in other parts of the world. In this study, an extensive questionnaire on issues related to respiratory diseases, was sent out to residents in the municipality of Malmö and the surrounding area. The questionnaire was 1992 sent to 12 079 individuals, i.e. 1.5% of the formerly population in the municipality of Malmö and the county of Malmöhus. The individuals were selected from the population registry from four age groups (20-29, 30-39, 40-49 and 50-59) with comparable numbers of men and women in each group. After two reminders 8468 (70.1%) individuals had responded to the survey. The questionnaire contained questions such as self-reported asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema or allergies, a doctor’s diagnosis of these diseases. It also contained questions regarding if the individual often were bothered by coughing or having trouble with the lungs and nose, such as squeaky breathing and nasal congestion. The questionnaire also included questions about smoking, medication, and if you live near a busy road. A fo
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1992 — 2000
Geographic spread
Geographic description: Malmö municipality and the surrounding area.
Unit of analysis
Population
Individuals aged 18-72 living in Malmö municipalty and the surrounding area.
Time Method
Sampling procedure
Subject area
HEALTH
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Occupational Health and Environmental Health
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Contact for questions about the data
Is part of collection at SND
Associated documentation
Publications
Lindgren A, Stroh E, Montnémery P, Nihlén U, Jakobsson K, Axmon A. Traffic-related air pollution associated with prevalence of asthma and COPD/chronic bronchitis. A cross-sectional study in Southern Sweden. Int J Health Geogr. 2009 Jan 20;8:2. doi: 10.1186/1476-072X-8-2.
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Nihlén U, Nyberg P, Montnémery P, Löfdahl CG. Influence of family history and smoking habits on the incidence of self-reported physician's diagnosis of COPD. Respir Med. 2004 Mar;98(3):263-70.
Montnémery P, Ädelroth E, Heuman K, Johannisson A, Johansson SA, Lindholm LH, Lundbäck B, Löfdahl CG. Prevalence of obstructive lung diseases and respiratory symptoms in southern Sweden. Respir Med. 1998 Dec;92(12):1337-45.
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Dataset 1
Respiratory diseases- questionnaire from year 1992
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Nihlén Ulf - Lund University
Peter Montnemery - Lund University
Claes-Göran Löfdahl - Lund University
Anna Lindgren - Lund University
Description
Data format / data structure
Numeric
Data collection
Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection: 1992 — 1992
Source of the data: Population group
Mode of collection: Compilation/Synthesis
Time period(s) for data collection: 1992 — 1992
Source of the data: Population group
Time period(s) investigated
1992 — 1992
Number of individuals/objects
8568
Response rate/participation rate
70
Dataset 2
Respiratory diseases- questionnaire from year 2000
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Nihlén Ulf - Lund University
Peter Montnemery - Lund University
Claes-Göran Löfdahl - Lund University
Anna Lindgren - Lund University
Description
Data format / data structure
Numeric
Data collection
Mode of collection: Compilation/Synthesis
Time period(s) for data collection: 2000 — 2000
Source of the data: Population group
Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection: 2000 — 2000
Source of the data: Population group
Time period(s) investigated
2000 — 2000
Number of individuals/objects
9316
Response rate/participation rate
78