Association of air-conditioning with respiratory symptoms in office workers in tropical climate

dc.creatorGraudenz, GS
dc.creatorOliveira, CH
dc.creatorTribess, A
dc.creatorMendes, C
dc.creatorLatorre, MRDO
dc.creatorKalil, J
dc.date2005
dc.dateJAN
dc.date2014-11-17T00:43:03Z
dc.date2015-11-26T16:33:19Z
dc.date2014-11-17T00:43:03Z
dc.date2015-11-26T16:33:19Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-28T23:15:07Z
dc.date.available2018-03-28T23:15:07Z
dc.identifierIndoor Air. Blackwell Munksgaard, v. 15, n. 1, n. 62, n. 66, 2005.
dc.identifier0905-6947
dc.identifierWOS:000226514500006
dc.identifier10.1111/j.1600-0668.2004.00324.x
dc.identifierhttp://www.repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/55061
dc.identifierhttp://www.repositorio.unicamp.br/handle/REPOSIP/55061
dc.identifierhttp://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/55061
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/1270811
dc.descriptionTo evaluate the association of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems (HVAC) and respiratory symptoms in a tropical city, self-administered questionnaires were given to 2000 individuals working in air-conditioned office buildings and to 500 control workers in naturally ventilated buildings. Reported symptoms from the two populations were analyzed using chi-square tests, univariate and multiple logistic regressions models. Symptoms were the outcome variable and the odds ratios were adjusted by gender, age, accumulated work time, smoking habits and atopic background. There was a 79.8% response rate and there was a positive association of nasal symptoms (odds ratio, OR = 1.59, 95% confidence interval, CI = 1.11-2.28), naso-ocular symptoms (OR = 1.58, 95% CI = 1.05-2.38), persistent cough (OR = 3.04, 95% CI = 2.00-4.63) sinusitis symptoms (OR = 1.85, 95% CI = 1.27-2.71) and building-related worsening of the symptoms (OR = 4.92, 95% CI = 2.93-8.27) with working in air-conditioned buildings. In conclusion, our study suggests that artificial air-conditioning is a matter of concern for respiratory symptoms in cities with hot and humid climate.
dc.description15
dc.description1
dc.description62
dc.description66
dc.languageen
dc.publisherBlackwell Munksgaard
dc.publisherCopenhagen
dc.publisherDinamarca
dc.relationIndoor Air
dc.relationIndoor Air
dc.rightsfechado
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectair-conditioning
dc.subjectair pollution
dc.subjectindoor
dc.subjectenvironmental exposure
dc.subjectoccupational health
dc.subjectallergy
dc.subjectSick-building Syndrome
dc.subjectVentilation System
dc.subjectChildhood Isaac
dc.subjectSao-paulo
dc.subjectPrevalence
dc.subjectAsthma
dc.subjectAllergies
dc.subjectSchoolchildren
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectBrazil
dc.titleAssociation of air-conditioning with respiratory symptoms in office workers in tropical climate
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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