A review of the association between air pollutant exposure and allergic diseases in children

Developmental Biology

Gwi–Nam Bae¹  Seung–Bok Lee¹  Jae Young Lee¹ 

[1] Center for Environment, Health, and Welfare Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Hwarangno 14–gil 5, Seongbuk–gu, Seoul 136–791, South Korea$$

关键词: Air pollutant;    indoor air quality;    children;    allergic diseases;    odds ratio;   

DOI  :  10.5094/APR.2014.071

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Dokuz Eylul Universitesi * Department of Environmental Engineering

【 摘 要 】

We reviewed the results of previous studies that investigated the association between allergic symptoms in children and exposure to the major air pollutants, here identified as nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), ozone (O₃), particulate matter (PM_2.5 and PM₁₀), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), sulfur dioxide (SO₂), soot, and carbon monoxide (CO), in terms of the odds ratios reported. We also reviewed a common procedure used in previous studies for building a whole study design based on application of an observational research method and various analysis models. Most previous studies reported odds ratios above unity and found a positive association between allergic symptoms and exposure to major air pollutants. When the strength of the associations between exposure to air pollutants and allergic disease in children were compared by normalization of the odds ratios, exposure to PM_2.5 was found to have the strongest association, followed by NO₂, while exposure to PM₁₀ was found to have the weakest association.

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