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ALLERGY AND ASTHMA PROCEEDINGS
Volume 37, Issue 1, Pages E1-E7Publisher
OCEAN SIDE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2016.37.3918
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- Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [2010E3303400]
- Environmental Health Center Project of the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea
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Background: Air pollution is regarded as a potential reason for the development or aggravation of allergic diseases. Objective: To investigate the relationship between exposure to outdoor air pollution during the first year of life and the development of allergic diseases, and to determine the association between outdoor air pollution near the residence and recent symptoms of allergic diseases in children. Methods: A nationwide cross-sectional survey was conducted in 6- to 7-year-old children. Among them, subjects who had been born (n = 1828) or lived (n = 1894) within 2 km of the nearest air quality monitoring sites were selected. The prevalence of allergic diseases was assessed by using questionnaires. Each subject was examined by pediatricians to determine the presence of eczema. Publicly available data were used regarding the daily ambient concentrations of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, carbon monoxide (CO), and particulate matter. Results: For a 100 ppb increase in the mean daily CO level during the first year of life, the adjusted odds ratio for lifetime allergic rhinitis was 1.10 (95% confidence interval, 1.03-1.19). For a 1 ppm increase in the annual average CO level during the past 12 months, the adjusted odds ratio for the presence of atopic dermatitis on the day of the survey was 8.11 (95% confidence interval, 1.06-62.12). However, the other air pollutants showed no statistical significance. Conclusions: Higher exposure to CO during infancy increased the risk of development of allergic rhinitis. The risk of current atopic dermatitis symptoms increased in children who were exposed to higher CO levels during the past 12 months.
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