Allergic rhinitis is associated with atmospheric SO2: Follow-up study of children from elementary schools in Ulsan, Korea

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العنوان: Allergic rhinitis is associated with atmospheric SO2: Follow-up study of children from elementary schools in Ulsan, Korea
المؤلفون: Yeonsuh Oh, Suk Hwan Kim, Jiho Lee, Jungsun Park, Jin-Hee Bang, Yangho Kim, Inbo Oh, Chang Sun Sim
المصدر: PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 3, p e0248624 (2021)
PLoS ONE
بيانات النشر: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021.
سنة النشر: 2021
مصطلحات موضوعية: Male, Allergy, Pulmonology, Epidemiology, Ecological Parameter Monitoring, Social Sciences, Logistic regression, Medical Conditions, Sociology, Allergies, Medicine and Health Sciences, Prevalence, Sulfur Dioxide, Medicine, Child, Rhinitis, Air Pollutants, Schools, Multidisciplinary, Air pollutant concentrations, Allergic Diseases, Follow up studies, Pollution, Bronchiolitis, Female, Research Article, Allergic Rhinitis, Science, Immunology, Education, Respiratory Disorders, Air Pollution, Environmental health, Republic of Korea, Humans, Asthma, business.industry, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Biology and Life Sciences, Rhinology, medicine.disease, Rhinitis, Allergic, Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Risk Factors, Nasal Diseases, Clinical Immunology, Particulate Matter, Clinical Medicine, business, Follow-Up Studies
الوصف: ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to examine the association of allergic rhinitis with air pollutant concentrations using the follow-up data of elementary school children in Ulsan, Korea.MethodsAll students of four elementary schools in Ulsan, South Korea were surveyed at two-year intervals. The survey used data collected five times, over a nine-year period from June 2009 to April 2018. The questionnaire used in the survey was a modified version of the ISAAC (International society of asthma and allergy of children) questionnaire. A skin prick test (SPT) was performed with 24 standard antigens. To estimate the levels of exposure to outdoor air pollution, the concentrations of sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3), carbon monoxide (CO), and particulate matter 10 μm or less in diameter (PM10) were used. As a dependent variable, a history of allergic rhinitis diagnosed by a doctor during the last 1-year was considered. Logistic regression analysis was used to select variables suitable for the statistical model. The selected variables were then used to assess their association with the dependent variable using the generalized estimation equation.ResultsAmong environmental factors, SO2was associated with a high risk and PM10 was associated with a low risk of allergic rhinitis. The risk of allergic rhinitis from living in a house built within the last year was high, and the risk from living in a multi-family house or apartment was higher than that from living in a segregated house. History of allergic diseases in the family was a high-risk factor for allergic rhinitis. There was a relationship between a history of bronchiolitis at less than 2 years of age and a high risk of allergic rhinitis. Boys were at a higher risk than girls.ConclusionFrom the follow-up data of elementary school students in Ulsan, Korea, the concentration of SO2, which is an indicator of the degree of industrialization, was related to the prevalence of allergic rhinitis. Among all the risk factors, history of allergic disease in the parents was the most important factor, and the study reconfirmed the results of the previous studies.
تدمد: 1932-6203
URL الوصول: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::6dcd704bcf1f97b73e36727ccc5d2261
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248624
حقوق: OPEN
رقم الأكسشن: edsair.doi.dedup.....6dcd704bcf1f97b73e36727ccc5d2261
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