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Respiratory diseases - questionnaire from 1992/2000

SND-ID: ext0142-1.

Is part of collection at SND: Scania Metadatabase for Epidemiology (SME)

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Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Ulf Nihlén - Lund University

Peter Montnemery - Lund University

Claes-Göran Löfdahl - Lund University

Anna Lindgren - Lund University

Research principal

Lund University rorId

Description

The prevalence of various respiratory diseases are increasing in Scandinavia and also in other parts of the world. In this study, an extensive questionnaire on issues related to respiratory diseases, was sent out to residents in the municipality of Malmö and the surrounding area. The questionnaire was 1992 sent to 12 079 individuals, i.e. 1.5% of the formerly population in the municipality of Malmö and the county of Malmöhus. The individuals were selected from the population registry from four age groups (20-29, 30-39, 40-49 and 50-59) with comparable numbers of men and women in each group. After two reminders 8568 (70.1%) individuals had responded to the survey. The questionnaire contained questions such as self-reported asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema or allergies, a doctor’s diagnosis of these diseases. It also contained questions regarding if the individual often were bothered by coughing or having trouble with the lungs and nose, such as squeaky breathing and nasal congestion. The questionnaire also included questions about smoking, medication, and if you live near a busy road.

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The prevalence of various respiratory diseases are increasing in Scandinavia and also in other parts of the world. In this study, an extensive questionnaire on issues related to respiratory diseases, was sent out to residents in the municipality of Malmö and the surrounding area. The questionnaire was 1992 sent to 12 079 individuals, i.e. 1.5% of the formerly population in the municipality of Malmö and the county of Malmöhus. The individuals were selected from the population registry from four age groups (20-29, 30-39, 40-49 and 50-59) with comparable numbers of men and women in each group. After two reminders 8568 (70.1%) individuals had responded to the survey. The questionnaire contained questions such as self-reported asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema or allergies, a doctor’s diagnosis of these diseases. It also contained questions regarding if the individual often were bothered by coughing or having trouble with the lungs and nose, such as squeaky breathing and nasal congestion. The questionnaire also included questions about smoking, medication, and if you live near a busy road.

A follow-up study was done 2000 and a similar survey was sent out again to 4933 of the individuals who responded to the survey in 1992. The questionnaire was supplemented with issues related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This survey was also sent out to 7000 new individuals in the Malmö area, randomly selected from the population register. In total, 11 933 questionnaires were distributed to individuals aged 18-77 years. Of these individuals 9316 (78.1%) subjects responded to the survey, of which 4280 (86.8%) responded to both the 1992- and 2000-survey. For the individuals who responded to the survey in year 2000, additional data on traffic and air pollution have been added using the geographic coordinates of the registered address, data from the Swedish Transport Administration as well as data from an emission database for nitrogen oxides.

The purpose of the study was to investigate the prevalence of and risk factors for respiratory diseases in adults in southern Sweden. Show less..

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Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Population

Individuals aged 18-72 living in Malmö municipalty and the surrounding area.

Time Method

Study design

Observational study

Sampling procedure

Time period(s) investigated

1992 – 2000

Response rate/participation rate

1992: 70%
2000: 78%

Data format / data structure

Data collection

Data collection 1

  • Description of the mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire, and Compilation/Synthesis.
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 1992 – 1992
  • Number of responses: 8568
  • Source of the data: Population group

Data collection 2

  • Description of the mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire, and Compilation/Synthesis.
  • Time period(s) for data collection: 2000 – 2000
  • Number of responses: 9316
  • Source of the data: Population group
Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic description: Malmö municipality and the surrounding area.

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Topic and keywords

Research area

Public health, global health, social medicine and epidemiology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Occupational health and environmental health (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Health (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Keywords

Smoking, Coughing, Respiratory tract diseases, Respiration disorders, Respiratory sounds, Asthma, Bronchitis, chronic, Emphysema, Air pollution, Nasal obstruction, Hypersensitivity, Traffic, Scania, Epihealth, Epihealth_skåne, Medication, Malmö municipality

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Montnémery P, Ädelroth E, Heuman K, Johannisson A, Johansson SA, Lindholm LH, Lundbäck B, Löfdahl CG. Prevalence of obstructive lung diseases and respiratory symptoms in southern Sweden. Respir Med. 1998 Dec;92(12):1337-45.

Nihlén U, Nyberg P, Montnémery P, Löfdahl CG. Influence of family history and smoking habits on the incidence of self-reported physician's diagnosis of COPD. Respir Med. 2004 Mar;98(3):263-70.

Lindgren A, Stroh E, Montnémery P, Nihlén U, Jakobsson K, Axmon A. Traffic-related air pollution associated with prevalence of asthma and COPD/chronic bronchitis. A cross-sectional study in Southern Sweden. Int J Health Geogr. 2009 Jan 20;8:2. doi: 10.1186/1476-072X-8-2.
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