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Effects of exposure to fine particulate matter on the decline of lung function in rural areas in northwestern China.
- Source :
- Environmental Science & Pollution Research; Feb2022, Vol. 29 Issue 10, p14903-14913, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Our aim was to clarify the main factors associated with lung function and to analyze the correlation between fine particulate matter (PM<subscript>2.5</subscript>) and lung function in a rural Chinese population. We analyzed data of 5195 participants in the China Northwest Natural Population Cohort: Ningxia Project who were ≥ 30 years old. They were recruited from 2018 to 2019, underwent spirometry during the physical examination, and completed a self-report questionnaire. A satellite-based spatiotemporal model was used to estimate the 2-year average PM<subscript>2.5</subscript> exposure based on participants' home addresses. A generalized linear mixed model was used to test the relationship between PM<subscript>2.5</subscript> concentration and lung function. Sex, age, exposure to cooking oil fumes, and occupational exposure were negatively correlated (P < 0.05) with forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV<subscript>1</subscript>). Educational status, economic level, tea consumption, and alcohol consumption were positively correlated (P < 0.05) with FVC and FEV<subscript>1</subscript>. The adjusted results of each model revealed that FVC and FEV<subscript>1</subscript> decreased with increased exposure to PM<subscript>2.5</subscript>. There was a strong negative correlation between a PM<subscript>2.5</subscript> concentration of 35.66 μg/m<superscript>3</superscript> and FVC, FEV1, and FEV1/FVC, with unadjusted hazard ratios of − 0.06 (95% confidence interval, − 0.10 to − 0.01), − 0.13 (− 0.17 to − 0.10), and − 22.10 (− 24.62 to − 19.26), respectively. In conclusion, long-term exposure to high concentrations of ambient PM<subscript>2.5</subscript> is related to reduce lung function among people in rural areas in northwestern China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09441344
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Environmental Science & Pollution Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155021305
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16865-0