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Lifestyle behaviors and home and school environment in association with sick building syndrome among elementary school children: a cross-sectional study

Environmental health and preventive medicine, 2020-07, Vol.25 (1), p.1-11, Article 28 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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  • Title:
    Lifestyle behaviors and home and school environment in association with sick building syndrome among elementary school children: a cross-sectional study
  • Author: Ketema, Rahel Mesfin ; Araki, Atsuko ; Ait Bamai, Yu ; Saito, Takeshi ; Kishi, Reiko
  • Subjects: Allergies ; Asthma ; Behavior ; Children ; Children & youth ; Conjunctivitis ; Constipation ; Dampness ; Eczema ; Elementary school children ; Elementary schools ; Gender ; Hypersensitivity ; Independent variables ; Lifestyle behaviors ; Lifestyles ; Moisture content ; Mucosa ; Parents & parenting ; Questionnaires ; Regression analysis ; Schools ; Sick building syndrome ; Skin ; Skin diseases ; Sleep ; Students ; Ventilation
  • Is Part Of: Environmental health and preventive medicine, 2020-07, Vol.25 (1), p.1-11, Article 28
  • Description: Abstract Background Sick building syndrome (SBS) refers to the combination of symptoms experienced by occupants of specific building characteristics. This study investigated the associations of children’s lifestyle behaviors, allergies, home, and school environment with SBS symptoms. Methods A total of 4408 elementary school children living in Sapporo City, Japan participated in this study. SBS was determined on parental answers to MM080 standardized school questionnaires on symptoms that were weekly experienced by these children, and if the symptom is attributed to their home or school environment. The Japanese version of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood questionnaire was used to assess wheeze, rhino-conjunctivitis, and eczema. A logistic regression analysis was conducted to evaluate the associations between SBS symptoms and variables by controlling the potential confounders (gender, grade, school, and parental history of allergies). A stepwise backward elimination was conducted to assess independent variables related to SBS. Results Participants revealed mucosal (6.9%), skin (2.0%), and general (0.8%) symptoms. The presence of one or more allergy was associated with increased mucosal and skin symptoms. Children who skipped breakfast, displayed faddiness (like/dislike of food), had constipation, have insufficient sleep, did not feel refreshed after sleep, and lacked deep sleep showed significantly high odds ratios with SBS symptoms. The stepwise analysis showed faddiness for mucosal symptoms and not feeling refreshed after sleep for mucosal and skin symptoms, whereas constipation and lacking deep sleep for general symptoms were independent variables in increasing the symptoms. We found no significant relationship between SBS in children and schools. Considering children’s home, old building, no ventilation, wall-to-wall carpet, and heavy nearby traffic were associated with elevated mucosal symptom, while living in a multifamily home increased general symptoms. Home dampness was an independent variable in increasing all SBS symptoms. Conclusions Allergies and lifestyle behaviors were associated with increased SBS in children, including skipping breakfast, displaying faddiness, constipation, insufficient sleep, not feeling refreshed after sleep, and the lack of deep sleep. Further, dampness at home was associated with increase in all SBS symptoms. Lifestyle (e.g., eating and sleeping habits) and home (i.e., dampness) improvements might alleviate SBS symptoms in children.
  • Publisher: Dordrecht: BioMed Central
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1342-078X
    EISSN: 1347-4715
    DOI: 10.1186/s12199-020-00869-2
    PMID: 32652952
  • Source: GFMER Free Medical Journals
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