Adverse Effects of Low-Level Air Pollution on the Respiratory Health of Schoolchildren in Hong Kong
作者:
Tak-sun Yu,
Tze Wong,
Xiao Wang,
Hong Song,
Siu Wong,
Jin Tang,
期刊:
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
(OVID Available online 2001)
卷期:
Volume 43,
issue 4
页码: 310-316
ISSN:1076-2752
年代: 2001
出版商: OVID
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
To evaluate the respiratory effects of long-term exposure to air pollution, schoolchildren (ages 8 to 12 years) from two districts in Hong Kong with contrasting air quality were studied. Parents of 1660 children completed questionnaires on respiratory symptoms, and 1294 children had their ventilatory function tested with a spirometer. After adjustment for relevant covariates, children living in the more polluted district had increased odds ratios for frequent cough (1.74), frequent sputum (1.87), chronic sputum (1.84), and doctor-diagnosed asthma (1.98). Children of both sexes in the more polluted district had significantly poorer lung function, and the differences among girls were more marked. The study provides additional evidence for the adverse effects of long-term exposure to relatively low-level air pollution.
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