Prediction of residential pet and cockroach allergen levels using questionnaire information.
Gehring U, Triche E, van Strien RT, Belanger K, Holford T, Gold DR, Jankun T, Ren P, McSharry JE, Beckett WS, Platts-Mills TA, Chapman MD, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Prediction of residential pet and cockroach allergen levels using questionnaire information. Environmental Health Perspectives 2004, 112: 834-839. PMID: 15175169, PMCID: PMC1242009, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.6685.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAir Pollution, IndoorAllergensAnimalsAnimals, DomesticCatsChildChild, PreschoolCockroachesDogsDustEnvironmental ExposureEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleForecastingHumansInfant WelfareInfant, NewbornOwnershipPregnancyReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificitySurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsPresence of cockroachesEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayAllergen levelsCut pointsDog ownershipLower cut pointQuestionnaire informationHouse dustConcentration of allergenPet ownershipPast pet ownershipAllergen exposureCockroach allergensAllergen concentrationsMain living areaEpidemiologic purposesImmunosorbent assayAllergen contentCatsExposure assessmentMeans of questionnairesAllergensDust samplesInfant beddingQuestionnaire reportsInfant Otitis Media and the Use of Secondary Heating Sources
Pettigrew MM, Gent JF, Triche EW, Belanger KD, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Infant Otitis Media and the Use of Secondary Heating Sources. Epidemiology 2004, 15: 13-20. PMID: 14712142, DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000101292.41006.2e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent otitis mediaOtitis media episodesOtitis mediaOtitis media riskOffice visitsDay careMaternal historyWhite raceAssociation of exposureHome heating sourcesDoctor office visitsLogistic regression modelingMedium riskProspective studyPotential confoundersMore episodesSecondary heating sourcesVirginia HospitalWood stove useLogistic regressionTelephone interviewsMultivariate modelAdditional childrenIntermittent useCare