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Association between air pollution and rhinitis incidence in two European cohorts.
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Environment international [Environ Int] 2018 Jun; Vol. 115, pp. 257-266. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Mar 30. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Background: The association between air pollution and rhinitis is not well established.<br />Aim: The aim of this longitudinal analysis was to study the association between modeled air pollution at the subjects' home addresses and self-reported incidence of rhinitis.<br />Methods: We used data from 1533 adults from two multicentre cohorts' studies (EGEA and ECRHS). Rhinitis incidence was defined as reporting rhinitis at the second follow-up (2011 to 2013) but not at the first follow-up (2000 to 2007). Annual exposure to NO <subscript>2</subscript> , PM <subscript>10</subscript> and PM <subscript>2.5</subscript> at the participants' home addresses was estimated using land-use regression models developed by the ESCAPE project for the 2009-2010 period. Incidence rate ratios (IRR) were computed using Poisson regression. Pooled analysis, analyses by city and meta-regression testing for heterogeneity were carried out.<br />Results: No association between long-term air pollution exposure and incidence of rhinitis was found (adjusted IRR (aIRR) for an increase of 10 μg·m <superscript>-3</superscript> of NO <subscript>2:</subscript> 1.00 [0.91-1.09], for an increase of 5 μg·m <superscript>-3</superscript> of PM <subscript>2.5</subscript> : 0.88 [0.73-1.04]). Similar results were found in the two-pollutant model (aIRR for an increase of 10 μg·m <superscript>-3</superscript> of NO <subscript>2:</subscript> 1.01 [0.87-1.17], for an increase of 5 μg·m <superscript>-3</superscript> of PM <subscript>2.5</subscript> : 0.87 [0.68-1.08]). Results differed depending on the city, but no regional pattern emerged for any of the pollutants.<br />Conclusions: This study did not find any consistent evidence of an association between long-term air pollution and incident rhinitis.<br /> (Copyright © 2018. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1873-6750
- Volume :
- 115
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Environment international
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 29605678
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2018.03.021