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Abstract Title:

The Australian Child Health and Air Pollution Study (ACHAPS): A national population-based cross-sectional study of long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution, asthma, and lung function.

Abstract Source:

Environ Int. 2018 Aug 17 ;120:394-403. Epub 2018 Aug 17. PMID: 30125857

Abstract Author(s):

Luke D Knibbs, Adriana M Cortés de Waterman, Brett G Toelle, Yuming Guo, Lyn Denison, Bin Jalaludin, Guy B Marks, Gail M Williams

Article Affiliation:

Luke D Knibbs

Abstract:

Most studies of long-term air pollution exposure and children's respiratory health have been performed in urban locations with moderate pollution levels. We assessed the effect of outdoor nitrogen dioxide (NO), as a proxy for urban air pollution, on current asthma and lung function in Australia, a low-pollution setting. We undertook a national population-based cross-sectional study of children aged 7-11 years living in 12 Australian cities. We collected information on asthma symptoms from parents via questionnaire and measured children's lung function (forced expiratory volume in 1 s [FEV], forced vital capacity [FVC]) and fractional exhaled nitric oxide [Fe]). We estimated recent NOexposure (last 12 months) using monitors near each child's school, and used a satellite-based land-use regression (LUR) model to estimate NOat each child's school and home. Our analysis comprised 2630 children, among whom the prevalence of current asthma was 14.9%. Mean (±SD) NOexposure was 8.8 ppb (±3.2) and 8.8 ppb (±2.3) for monitor- and LUR-based estimates, respectively. Mean percent predicted post-bronchodilator FEVand FVC were 101.7% (±10.5) and 98.8% (±10.5), respectively. The geometric mean Feconcentration was 9.4 ppb (±7.1). An IQR increase in NO(4.0 ppb) was significantly associated with increased odds of having current asthma; odds ratios (ORs) were 1.24 (95% CI: 1.08, 1.43) and 1.54 (95% CI: 1.26, 1.87) for monitor- and LUR-based estimates, respectively. Increased NOexposure was significantly associated with decreased percent predicted FEV(-1.35 percentage points [95% CI: -2.21, -0.49]) and FVC (-1.19 percentage points [95% CI: -2.04, -0.35], and an increase in Feof 71% (95% CI: 38%, 112%). Exposure to outdoor NOwas associated with adverse respiratory health effects in this population-based sample of Australian children. The relatively low NOlevels at which these effects were observed highlight the potential benefits of continuous exposure reduction.

Study Type : Human Study

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