期刊
EPIDEMIOLOGY
卷 12, 期 2, 页码 200-208出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-200103000-00012
关键词
air pollution; asthma; children; race; particulate matter; fungi; pollens; environmental exposure
资金
- PHS HHS [U60/CCU908048-03-1] Funding Source: Medline
Significant increases in asthma morbidity and mortality in the United States have occurred since the 1970s, particularly among African-Americans. Exposure to various environmental factors, including air pollutants and allergens, has been suggested as a partial explanation of these trends. To examine relations between several air pollutants and asthma exacerbation in African Americans, we recruited a panel of 138 children in central Los Angeles. We recorded daily data on respiratory symptoms and medication use for 13 weeks and examined these data in conjunction with data on ozone (O-3) nitrogen dioxide (NO2), particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), meteorological variables, pollens, and molds. Using generalized estimating equations, we found associations between respiratory symptom occurrence and several environmental factors. For example, new episodes of cough were associated with exposure to PM10 (OR = 1.25; 95% CI = 1.12-1.39; interquartile range [IQR] = 17 mug/m(3), 24-hour average), PM2.5 (OR = 1.10; 95% CI = 1.03-1.18; IQR = 30 mug/m(3), 12-hour average), NO2, and the molds Cladosporium and Alternaria, but not with exposure to O-3 or pollen. The factors PM10 and O-3 were associated with the use of extra asthma medication. For this population several bioaerosols and air pollutants had effects that may be clinically significant.
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