The Use of Household Cleaning Sprays and Adult Asthma

• DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200612-1793oc
• Publication Date: 2007-06-22T01:47:29Z
• Authors: Jan-Paul Zock; Estel Plana; Deborah Jarvis; Josep M. Antó; Hans Kromhout; Susan M. Kennedy; Nino Künzli; Simona Villani; Mario Olivieri; Kjell Torén; Katja Radon; Jordi Sunyer; Anna Dahlman-Hoglund; Dan Norbäck; Manolis Kogevinas
• Keywords: Wheeze; Rate ratio; Atopy

Rationale: Cleaning work and professional use of certain cleaning products have been associated with asthma, but respiratory effects nonprofessional home rarely studied.Objectives: To investigate the risk new-onset asthma in relation to common household cleaners.Methods: Within follow-up European Community Respiratory Health Survey 10 countries, we identified 3,503 persons doing their homes who were free at baseline. Frequency 15 types was obtained a face-to-face interview follow-up. We studied incidence defined as physician diagnosis symptoms or medication usage Associations between evaluated using multivariable Cox proportional hazards log-binomial regression analysis.Measurements Main Results: The sprays least weekly (42% participants) (relative [RR], 1.49; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.12−1.99) wheeze (RR, 1.39; CI, 1.06−1.80). physician-diagnosed higher among those 4 days per week 2.11; 1.15−3.89). These associations consistent for subgroups not modified by atopy. Dose–response relationships (P < 0.05) apparent frequency number different sprays. Risks predominantly found commonly used glass-cleaning, furniture, air-refreshing applied spray form asthma.Conclusions: Frequent may be an important factor adult asthma.