ArticleEnvironmental health perspectives2007
A comparison of proximity and land use regression traffic exposure models and wheezing in infants.
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Abstract
backgroundWe previously reported an association between infant wheezing and residence < 100 m from stop-and-go bus and truck traffic. The use of a proximity model, however, may lead to exposure misclassification.
objectiveResults obtained from a land use regression (LUR) model of exposure to truck and bus traffic are compared with those obtained with a proximity model. The estimates derived from the LUR model were then related to infant wheezing.
methodsWe derived a marker of diesel combustion--elemental carbon attributable to traffic sources (ECAT)--from ambient monitoring results of particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter < 2.5 microm. We developed a multiple regression model with ECAT as the outcome variable. Variables included in the model were locations of major roads, bus routes, truck traffic count, and elevation. Model parameter estimates were applied to estimate individual ECAT levels at infants' homes.
resultsThe levels of estimated ECAT at the monitoring stations ranged from 0.20 to 1.02 microg/m(3). A LUR model of exposure with a coefficient of determination (R(2)) of 0.75 was applied to infants' homes. The mean (+/- SD) ambient exposure of ECAT for infants previously categorized as unexposed, exposed to stop-and-go traffic, or exposed to moving traffic was 0.32 +/- 0.06, 0.42 +/- 0.14, and 0.49 +/- 0.14 microg/m(3), respectively. Levels of ECAT from 0.30 to 0.90 mug/m(3) were significantly associated with infant wheezing.
conclusionsThe LUR model resulted in a range of ECAT individually derived for all infants' homes that may reduce the exposure misclassification that can arise from a proximity model.
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