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Personnel

• Mr Antonio Chistofolini
• Dr Silvano Piffer

Trentino Province Coordinator ISAAC II (Sidria 1) e ISAAC III (Sidria 2)

Trentino province (north Italy) was a partner of Italian network of ISAAC Phase One and Three. The name of the Italian network was SIDRIA 1 and SIDRIA 2 (Studi Italiani sui Disturbi Respiratori nell’Infanzia e l’Ambiente). SIDRIA 1 took place in 1995-96 and in Trentino province exclusively involved all boys/girls attending the third year of 2° primary school (13-14 year). SIDRIA 2 took place in 2001-2002 and in Trentino (as in other Italian SIDRIA/ISAAC centers) involved a sample of 6-7 years boys/girls and a sample of 13-14 years boys/girls.

Trentino province is a highly mountainous area, where People do not think there are some problems with asthma and allergies. The studies about allergies and asthma prevalence in the general population (adult and/or childhood) were so very scarce.

In SIDRIA 1 (1995-96) We studied 4426 subjects 13-14 years old. Not considering the publications of national data on Italian and international medical journals as SIDRIA Group, we locally spread the data, to general population and healthcare professionals, starting from 1997. A great interest has been raised especially by pediatricians and pneumologist who arranged for the first time data on asthma and allergy at the population level. The data of SIDRIA 1 were also used and presented during a refresher course for pediatrician held in Trento in 1998-99.

In SIDRIA 2 (2001-02) We studied a sample of 2.359 subjects 6-7 years old and a sample of 1362 subjects 13-14 years old. Not considering the publications of national data on Italian and international medical journals as SIDRIA Group (second Phase), we locally spread the data, to general population and healthcare professionals, starting from 2003. Locally the data of SIDRIA 2 were used jointly with Trento University (Mathematics Institute) for doing spatial evaluation in association or not with the distribution of environmental pollutants. A great interest has been raised especially by hygienist so that the data were also used for exploring the association to specified point source pollution. The data of SIDRIA 2 were also used and presented during a local refresher course for hygienist held in Trento, by the Local Health Authority, in 2004-2005.

Finally SIDRIA 1 and SIDRIA 2 represented a unique opportunity for Department of Epidemiology of Trento to explore and increase the knowledge about the theme of the epidemiology of asthma and allergies in childhood.

SOME GEOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF TRENTINO PROVINCE

• Total resident population: 520,000 (12.31.2009)
• Provincie surface: 6,206,88 SqKm
• Total Municipalities: 223
• The province in highly mountainous
• Habitats and nature reserve: about 30% total surface
• Forests: about 50% d total surface
• Unproductive area: 16 %
• Urbanized area: 3.27%

Dolomites (right) are the mountains for which the Province of Trento is well known in the world