Journal article
Menopause as a predictor of new-onset asthma: A longitudinal Northern European population study
K Triebner, A Johannessen, L Puggini, B Benediktsdóttir, RJ Bertelsen, E Bifulco, SC Dharmage, J Dratva, KA Franklin, T Gíslason, M Holm, D Jarvis, B Leynaert, E Lindberg, A Malinovschi, F Macsali, D Norbäck, ER Omenaas, FJ Rodríguez, E Saure Show all
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology | Published : 2016
Abstract
Background There is limited and conflicting evidence on the effect of menopause on asthma. Objectives We sought to study whether the incidence of asthma and respiratory symptoms differ by menopausal status in a longitudinal population-based study with an average follow-up of 12 years. Methods The Respiratory Health in Northern Europe study provided questionnaire data pertaining to respiratory and reproductive health at baseline (1999-2001) and follow-up (2010-2012). The study cohort included women aged 45 to 65 years at follow-up, without asthma at baseline, and not using exogenous hormones (n = 2322). Menopausal status was defined as nonmenopausal, transitional, early postmenopausal, and la..
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Funding Acknowledgements
K.T. has received a PhD scholarship from the Norwegian Research Council (project no. 228174). This project also funded the estrogen measurements. Respiratory Health in Northern Europe (RHINE) was supported financially by the Norwegian Research Council (grant no. 214123), the Bergen Medical Research Foundation, the Western Norwegian Regional Health Authorities (grant nos. 911 892 and 911 631), the Norwegian Labour Inspection, the Norwegian Asthma and Allergy Association, the Faculty of Health of Aarhus University (project no. 240008), the Wood Dust Foundation (project no. 444508795), the Danish Lung Association, the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation, the Vardal Foundation for Health Care Science and Allergy Research, the Swedish council for working life and social research, the Bror Hjerpstedt Foundation, the Swedish Asthma and Allergy Association, the Icelandic Research Council, and the Estonian Science Foundation (grant no. 4350).