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Respiratory symptoms and damp housing
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People living in damp housing have a higher prevalence of respiratory symptoms and asthma, a study has confirmed. The Respiratory Health in Northern Europe (RHINE) is a follow up study of 16 190 subjects from Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Estonia who participated in the European Respiratory Survey stage 1 in 1990–4. The mean age of the subjects was 40 years and 53% were women. This is the largest study to have addressed the effects of dampness in the home on respiratory symptoms in adults.
Exposure to indoor dampness was considered if, in the past 12 months, there had been water leakage, bubbles or discoloration on floors or visible mould growth on walls, floor, or ceilings.
Respiratory symptoms were defined as wheezing in the chest; being woken by an attack of shortness of breath or attack of coughing; usually bringing up phlegm or having problems bringing up phlegm. All three
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