期刊
出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14030299
关键词
ambient particulate matter; Asian dust; particulate matter less than 2.5 mu m; schoolchildren; skin symptoms
资金
- Environmental Research and Technology Development Fund of the Japanese Ministry of the Environment [5-1453]
- Tottori prefecture
Numerous studies have unmasked the deleterious effects of particulate matter less than 2.5 mu m (PM2.5) on health. However, epidemiologic evidence focusing on the effects of PM2.5 on skin health remains limited. An important aspect of Asian dust (AD) in relationship to health is the amount of PM2.5 contained therein. Several studies have demonstrated that AD can aggravate skin symptoms. The current study aimed to investigate the effects of short-term exposure to PM2.5 and AD particles on skin symptoms in schoolchildren. A total of 339 children recorded daily skin symptom scores during February 2015. Light detection and ranging were used to calculate AD particle size. Generalized estimating equation logistic regression analyses were used to estimate the associations among skin symptoms and the daily levels of PM2.5 and AD particles. Increases in the levels of PM2.5 and AD particles were not related to an increased risk of skin symptom events, with increases of 10.1 mu g/m(3) in PM2.5 and 0.01 km(-1) in AD particles changing odds ratios by 1.03 and 0.99, respectively. These results suggest that short-term exposure to PM2.5 and AD does not impact skin symptoms in schoolchildren.
作者
我是这篇论文的作者
点击您的名字以认领此论文并将其添加到您的个人资料中。
推荐
暂无数据