ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2015
Association of Sand Dust Particles with Pulmonary Function and Respiratory Symptoms in Adult Patients with Asthma in Western Japan Using Light Detection and Ranging: A Panel Study.
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- Associations Between Dust Storms and Intensive Care Unit Admissions in the United States, 2000-2015.GeoHealth · 2020Article
- Health Effects of Asian Dust: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Environmental health perspectives · 2020Article
- Respiratory Health after Military Service in Southwest Asia and Afghanistan. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report.Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2019Article
- Relationships between perceived health status and ambient air quality parameters in healthy Japanese: a panel study.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Estimation of the effects of heavy Asian dust on respiratory function by definition type.Genes and environment : the official journal of the Japanese Environmental Mutagen Society · 2017Article
- Effects of Short-Term Exposure to Particulate Air Pollutants on the Inflammatory Response and Respiratory Symptoms: A Panel Study in Schoolchildren from Rural Areas of Japan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Article
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Abstract
Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) can estimate daily volumes of sand dust particles from the East Asian desert to Japan. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between sand dust particles and pulmonary function, and respiratory symptoms in adult patients with asthma. One hundred thirty-seven patients were included in the study. From March 2013 to May 2013, the patients measured their morning peak expiratory flow (PEF) and kept daily lower respiratory symptom diaries. A linear mixed model was used to estimate the correlation of the median daily levels of sand dust particles, symptoms scores, and PEF. A heavy sand dust day was defined as an hourly concentration of sand dust particles of >0.1 km(-1). By this criterion, there were 8 heavy sand dust days during the study period. Elevated sand dust particles levels were significantly associated with the symptom score (0.04; 95% confidence interval (CI); 0.03, 0.05), and this increase persisted for 5 days. There was no significant association between PEF and heavy dust exposure (0.01 L/min; 95% CI, -0.62, 0.11). The present study found that sand dust particles were significantly associated with worsened lower respiratory tract symptoms in adult patients with asthma, but not with pulmonary function.
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