Using air pollution based community clusters to explore air pollution health effects in children

Qian, Zhengmin; Chapman, Robert S.; Hu, Wei; Wei, Fusheng; Korn, Leo R.; Zhang, Junfeng Jim

doi:10.1016/j.envint.2003.11.003

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“…Although the death was the most important and notable health outcome, the amount of disease due to PM exposure could be considerable in China and other countries (Qian et al 2004;Kappos et al 2004;Ranzi et al 2004). On the other hand, for long-term exposure, the impact due to PM on mortality of those under age 30 years was not estimated, while more or less health damage could be caused to the younger population, especially in the post-neonatal period (Woodruff et al 1997).…”

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confidence: 98%

Human Health Impact of Exposure to Airborne Particulate Matter in Pearl River Delta, China

Xie

Liu

et al. 2010

Water Air Soil Pollut

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Human Health Impact of Exposure to Airborne Particulate Matter in Pearl River Delta, China

Xie

Liu

et al. 2010

Water Air Soil Pollut

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“…A large number of epidemiological studies examining the respiratory health effects of ambient air pollution have provided sufficiently convincing evidence that respiratory medical conditions are associated with ambient air particles and gaseous pollutants in the United States, [1][2][3] China, 4,5 Canada, 6,7 London, 8,9 Italy, 10,11 Greece, 12,13 Korea 14,15 and Chile. 16,17 A growing body of literature has shown that obesity enhances the effects of air pollution on physiologic responses in the lungs of experimental animals and humans.…”

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Obesity enhanced respiratory health effects of ambient air pollution in Chinese children: the Seven Northeastern Cities study

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OBJECTIVE: Experimental data suggest that obesity enhances the effects of ambient air pollutants on exacerbation of asthma; however, there is little supporting epidemiological evidence. The aim of present study is to evaluate whether obesity modifies the association between ambient air pollution and respiratory symptoms and asthma in children. METHODS: In Northeast China, 30 056 children aged 2-14 years were selected from 25 districts of seven cities. Parents of the children completed questionnaires that characterized the children's histories of respiratory symptoms and illness, and associated risk factors. Overweight and obesity were calculated with an age and sex-specific body mass index (BMI, kg m À 2 ), with BMIs of greater than the 85th and 95th percentiles defining overweight and obesity, respectively. Average annual ambient exposure to particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter p10 mm (PM 10 ), sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), nitrogen dioxides (NO 2 ) and ozone (O 3 ) was estimated from data collected at monitoring stations in each of the 25 study districts. RESULTS: We observed consistent and significant interactions between exposure and obesity on respiratory symptoms and asthma. The associations between each pollutant's yearly concentrations and respiratory symptoms and asthma were consistently larger for overweight/obese children than for normal-weight children, with odds ratios (ORs) ranging from 1.17 per 31 mg m À 3 for PM 10 on wheeze (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.01, 1.36) to 1.50 per 10 mg m À 3 for NO 2 on phlegm (95% CI: 1.21, 1.87) and cough (95% CI: 1.24, 1.81). CONCLUSION: These results showed that overweight/obesity enhanced respiratory health effects of air pollution in the study children.

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“…Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis are common respiratory illnesses among very young children, and some previous studies have suspected ambient air pollution to be associated with these conditions among young children (Karr 2004;Qian et al 2004). …”

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Residential proximity to large airports and potential health impacts in New York State

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Munsie

Herdt-Losavio

et al. 2007

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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Using air pollution based community clusters to explore air pollution health effects in children

Cited by 69 publications

References 32 publications

Human Health Impact of Exposure to Airborne Particulate Matter in Pearl River Delta, China

Human Health Impact of Exposure to Airborne Particulate Matter in Pearl River Delta, China

Obesity enhanced respiratory health effects of ambient air pollution in Chinese children: the Seven Northeastern Cities study

Residential proximity to large airports and potential health impacts in New York State

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