Eczema Increases Susceptibility to PM10in Office Indoor Environments
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The objective was to compare impact of indoor office environment on employees with eczema with those without eczema. Exposure was measured at 56 sites and modelled for 173 work places. Tear film stability, lysozyme in nasal lavage, immunoglobulin E (IgE), and Phadiatop were assessed, and symptoms and perceptions collected by questionnaires. Multiple regression analyses were applied, adjusted for age, gender, strain, current smoking, and respiratory infections. Those with eczema perceived temperature too high but not associated with measured temperature. They had increased lysozyme in nasal lavage associated with increased air temperature difference between 6 and 10 AM, more general and mucosal symptoms, and "dry or flushed facial skin" associated with airborne particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter (PM(10)). Impact of PM(10) was most pronounced among those with eczema previous 30 days. Having eczema might be an important predictor for subjective and objective responses to indoor environment.
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Eczema increased with exposure to PM of 10 microns or less in office indoor environments.
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- Authors
- Bakke, J. V., Wieslander, G., Norback, D., & Moen, B. E.
- Affiliations
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- Uppsala University (SE)
- University of Bergen (NO)
- ORCID
- Moen, Bente E.
- Venue
- Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2012-01
- Volume
- 67
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 15-21
- ISSN
- 1933-8244 (ISSN-L)
- 2154-4700
- OpenAlex
- W2109450378
- Cited by
- 13
- References
- 41
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 2
- FWCI
- 0.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Occupational exposure and asthma
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Keywords
- atopic dermatitis, PM10, indoor air quality, office indoor environment, occupational exposure, tear film stability, lysozyme, nasal irrigation, immunoglobulin E, Phadiatop, perceived temperature, mucosal symptoms, dry skin, allergen sensitization
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Air Pollutants, Occupational, Cross-Sectional Studies, Dermatitis, Atopic, Facial Dermatoses, Female, Flushing, Humans, Immunoglobulin E, Male, Middle Aged, Muramidase, Surveys and Questionnaires, Tears, Universities, Linear Models, Case-Control Studies, Occupational Exposure, Air Pollution, Indoor, Workplace, Nasal Lavage Fluid, Particulate Matter
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