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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018

Modifiable Risk Factors for Common Ragweed (

Maureen Agnew, Ivana Banic, Iain R Lake, Clare Goodess, Carlota M Grossi, Natalia R Jones, Davor Plavec, Michelle Epstein, Mirjana Turkalj

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Symptom probability increases at low pollen exposure in adolescents with allergic rhinitis findings from the GINIplus and LISA birth cohorts.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Maureen AgnewSchool of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK. m.agnew@uea.ac.uk.
Ivana BanicDepartment Children's Hospital Srebrnjak, Srebrnjak 100, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia. cosic@bolnica-srebrnjak.hr.
Iain R LakeSchool of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK. i.lake@uea.ac.uk.
Clare GoodessSchool of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK. c.goodess@uea.ac.uk.
Carlota M GrossiSchool of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK. C.Grossi-sampedro@uea.ac.uk.
Natalia R JonesSchool of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK. n.jones@uea.ac.uk.
Davor PlavecDepartment Children's Hospital Srebrnjak, Srebrnjak 100, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia. plavec@bolnica-srebrnjak.hr.ORCID 0000-0003-2020-8119
Michelle EpsteinDivision of Immunology, Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Dermatology, Währinger Gürtel 18⁻20, Room 4P9.02, 1090 Vienna, Austria. michelle.epstein@meduniwien.ac.at.ORCID 0000-0002-4755-0224
Mirjana TurkaljDepartment Children's Hospital Srebrnjak, Srebrnjak 100, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia. turkalj@bolnica-srebrnjak.hr.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ragweed allergy is a major public health concern. Within Europe, ragweed is an introduced species and research has indicated that the amounts of ragweed pollen are likely to increase over Europe due to climate change, with corresponding increases in ragweed allergy. To address this threat, improving our understanding of predisposing factors for allergic sensitisation to ragweed and disease is necessary, specifically focusing upon factors that are potentially modifiable (i.e., environmental). In this study, a total of 4013 children aged 2⁻13 years were recruited across Croatia to undergo skin prick tests to determine sensitisation to ragweed and other aeroallergens. A parental questionnaire collected home environment, lifestyle, family and personal medical history, and socioeconomic information. Environmental variables were obtained using Geographical Information Systems and data from nearby pollen, weather, and air pollution stations. Logistic regression was performed (clustered on school) focusing on risk factors for allergic sensitisation and disease. Ragweed sensitisation was strongly associated with ragweed pollen at levels over 5000 grains m

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AdolescentAir PollutionAllergensAmbrosiaAntigens, PlantCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolClimate ChangeCroatiaFemaleHumansHypersensitivityMaleOdds RatioPlant ExtractsAllergensAntigens, PlantPlant Extractsragweed pollenallergyAmbrosia artemisiifoliaclimate changeragweedrhinoconjunctivitissensitization

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PMCPMC6069153

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