Ref | Cases | Controls | Country | Asthma definition | Occupational exposure | PAR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 | 120 | 446 | Sweden | Adult onset asthma based on diagnosis in medical records | I. Occupations classified as exposed. | I. 25.5%* |
II. Self-reported exposure | II. 17.2%* | |||||
Mean 21.4%* | ||||||
27 | I. 172 | I. 285 | France | I. Asthma, any age onset | Occupations at risk, defined a priori by a job-exposure matrix | I. 10.0%* |
28 | II. 48 | II. 228 | II. Adult-onset, severe | II. 29.7%* | ||
III. 43 | III. Adult-onset, mild | III. 2.7%*† | ||||
II.+III. All adult onset asthma | II+III. 16.9%* | |||||
Mean 13.5%* | ||||||
29 | 373 | 4,329 | Australia | Adult-onset physician-diagnosed asthma | Occupations or exposures a priori classified as having an increased risk | 9.5%‡ |