The Amish have decreased asthma and allergic diseases compared with old order Mennonites

Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2018 Aug;121(2):252-253.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2018.05.016. Epub 2018 May 23.

Authors

Jamee C Tantoco¹, Jordan Elliott Bontrager¹, Qianqian Zhao², James DeLine³, Christine M Seroogy⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, Wisconsin.
² Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, Wisconsin.
³ LaFarge Medical Clinic, Vernon Memorial Healthcare, LaFarge, Wisconsin.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. Electronic address: [email protected].

Abstract

Wisconsin Amish have a lower prevalence of allergic disease compared to Old Order Mennonite.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Agriculture
Amish*
Asthma / epidemiology*
Ethnicity*
Family Characteristics
Female
Humans
Hypersensitivity / epidemiology*
Male
Prevalence
Rural Population
Wisconsin / epidemiology

Grants and funding

UL1 RR025011/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States