Respiratory Health In Northern Europe
This study is part of the collection Swedish Cohort Consortium (Cohorts.se)
Creator/Principal investigator(s):
Christer Janson - Uppsala University, Department of Medical Sciences
Description:
The Respiratory Health in Northern Europe (RHINE) is a follow-up study of participants from seven Northern European centres who participated in European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) stage I. The target population for the RHINE study were all subjects (n=21,802) from Reykjavik in Iceland, Bergen in Norway, Umeå, Uppsala and Göteborg in Sweden, Aarhus in Denmark and Tartu in Estonia that participated in stage 1 of the ECRHS (response rate 83.7%). The eligible subjects were sent a postal questionnaire in 1999-2001. In total 16,191 (74.3%) subjects answered the questionnaire.This questionnaire includes questions on respiratory symptoms, asthma, rhinitis, bronchitis, smoking, indoor environment, occupation, early life exposure and sleep disorders.
Part of this population are part of the ECRHS II
The ECRHS II is a follow-up survey of subjects from 14 countries who participated in the clinical phase of ECRHS I (3,4). The study is funded by the European Commission, as well as other sources of funding, as part of their Quality of Life Programme.The participants answered a detailed struc
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HEALTH
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Creator/Principal investigator(s):
Christer Janson - Uppsala University, Department of Medical Sciences
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SND-ID: EXT 0164
Purpose:
2. To assess the influence of occupational and home related environmental exposure on the development of asthma and allergic rhinitis in Northern Europe.
3. To investigate the association between the menstrual cycle and asthmatic symptoms in women.
4. To assess the incidence and remission of sleep disturbances and determine risk factors including atopy and asthma.
Description:
The Respiratory Health in Northern Europe (RHINE) is a follow-up study of participants from seven Northern European centres who participated in European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) stage I. The target population for the RHINE study were all subjects (n=21,802) from Reykjavik in Iceland, Bergen in Norway, Umeå, Uppsala and Göteborg in Sweden, Aarhus in Denmark and Tartu in Estonia that participated in stage 1 of the ECRHS (response rate 83.7%). The eligible subjects were sent a postal questionnaire in 1999-2001. In total 16,191 (74.3%) subjects answered the questionnaire.This questionnaire includes questions on respiratory symptoms, asthma, rhinitis, bronchitis, smoking, indoor environment, occupation, early life exposure and sleep disorders.
Part of this population are part of the ECRHS II
The ECRHS II is a follow-up survey of subjects from 14 countries who participated in the clinical phase of ECRHS I (3,4). The study is funded by the European Commission, as well as other sources of funding, as part of their Quality of Life Programme.The participants answered a detailed struc
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Gunnbjörnsdóttir MI, Franklin KA, Norbäck D, Björnsson E, Gislason D, Lindberg E, Svanes C, Omenaas E, Norrman E, Jõgi R, Juel Jensen E, Dahlman-Höglund A, Janson C; RHINE Study Group. Prevalence and incidence of respiratory symptoms in relationship to indoor dampness: the RHINE study. Thorax 2006; 61:221-225.
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Modig L, Torén K, Janson C, Järvholm B, Forsberg B. Vehicle exhausts outside the home and onset of asthma among adults. A prospective cohort study. Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 1258-1264
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Respiratory Health In Northern Europe
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Data collection:
Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire
Time period(s) for data collection: 1990 — 2010
Source of the data: Population group
Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 1991 — 2012
Source of the data: Population group
Mode of collection: Physical measurements and tests
Time period(s) for data collection: 1991 — 2012
Source of the data: Population group