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EUROPEAN ANNALS OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
卷 53, 期 1, 页码 29-36出版社
EDRA SPA
DOI: 10.23822/EurAnnACI.1764-1489.162
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Children; exhaled nitric oxide; greenness; school neighborhood; tree density; environment
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- EXALAR 21 project - European Regional Development Fund (FEDER), through the Competitiveness and Internationalization Operational Programme
- Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) [PTDC/GES-AMB/30193/2017 (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-030193), 02/SAICT/2017, 30193]
- FEDER through the Operational Programme Competitiveness and Internationalization
- Foundation for Science and Technology -FCT (Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education) under the Unidade de Investigacao em Epidemiologia - Instituto de Saude Publica da Universidade do Porto (EPIUnit) [POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006862, UID/DTP/04750/2019]
The presence of greenspaces and tree density around schools is significantly associated with exhaled Nitric Oxide levels in schoolchildren, with non-tree covered areas showing a negative correlation with NO levels in children. This suggests that trees in school neighborhoods may have a role in the biological mechanisms linking environment and airway inflammation.
Greenspaces in school's neighbourhood represent an important environment to promote healthy development. The aim of this study was to assess the association between the density and type of trees around schools and exhaled Nitric Oxide (NO) levels in schoolchildren. Data on 845 children from 20 primary schools in Porto was analysed. Airway inflammation was assessed by measuring exhaled NO level. The density and type of trees were quantified within a 500 m buffer around schools. Associations were estimated using mixed-effect models. A significant association was observed between non-tree covered areas around schools and exhaled NO levels in schoolchildren (beta = - 1.42, 95% CI - 2.84, - 0.001). Our results suggested that the presence of trees in school neighbourhoods may play a role in the biological mechanisms underlying the complex links between environment and airway inflammation.
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