Skin sensitization in school children in northern and southern Norway.
It has been suggested that environmental exposures and living conditions can explain some of the worldwide variation in atopic disorders. Norway has large environmental contrasts within the country. We compared skin prick sensitization rates among school children living in the southern subarctic and in the northern arctic part of Norway. Approximately one quarter of the children were sensitized, mostly against pollen and animal dander, while mite and mould sensitization seemed to be a minor problem. Sensitization rates and profiles were similar in the north and south despite differences in living conditions and environmental exposures.
Bakken
Heidi Nygaard
HN
Division of Epidemiology, The Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.
Nafstad
Per
P
Bolle
Roald
R
Nystad
Wenche
W
D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology; D000818:Animals; D001110:Arctic Regions / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D011058:Pollen / Q000276:immunology; D039981:Pyroglyphidae / Q000276:immunology; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D012882:Skin Tests
D000485:Allergens