ArticleJournal of epidemiology2016
Asian Dust and Pediatric Emergency Department Visits Due to Bronchial Asthma and Respiratory Diseases in Nagasaki, Japan.
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- Association between Asian dust exposure and respiratory function in children with bronchial asthma in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2020Article
- Development of a system for the detection of the inflammatory response induced by airborne fine particulate matter in rat tracheal epithelial cells.Toxicology reports · 2020Article
- Development of a system for the detection of the inflammatory response induced by airborne fine particulate matter in rat tracheal epithelial cells.Toxicology reports · 2020Article
- Association of airborne particles, protein, and endotoxin with emergency department visits for asthma in Kyoto, Japan.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2018Article
- Seasonal Cycle and Relationship of Seasonal Rhino- and Influenza Virus Epidemics With Episodes of Asthma Exacerbation in Different Age Groups.Allergy, asthma & immunology research · 2017Article
- Association of Short-Term Exposure to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter with Skin Symptoms in Schoolchildren: A Panel Study in a Rural Area of Western Japan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- 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 salbutamol aerosol combined with magnesium sulfate on T-lymphocyte subgroup and Th1/Th2 cytokines of pediatric asthma.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe adverse health effects of Asian dust (AD) on the respiratory system of children are unclear. We hypothesized that AD events may lead to increased visits by children to emergency medical centers due to bronchial asthma and respiratory diseases, including bronchial asthma.
methodsWe used anonymized data on children receiving primary emergency treatment at Nagasaki Municipal Primary Emergency Medical Center, Japan between March 2010 and September 2013. We used Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) data to assess AD exposure and performed time-stratified case-crossover analyses to examine the association between AD exposure and emergency department visits. The main analysis was done with data collected from March through May each year.
resultsThe total number of emergency department visits during the study period was 756 for bronchial asthma and 5421 for respiratory diseases, and the number of "AD days" was 47. In school children, AD events at lag day 3 and lag day 4 were associated with increased emergency department visits due to bronchial asthma, with odds ratios of 1.837 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.212-2.786) and 1.829 (95% CI, 1.179-2.806), respectively. AD events were significantly associated with respiratory diseases among preschool children at lag day 0, lag day 1, and lag day 2, with odds ratios of 1.244 (95% CI, 1.128-1.373), 1.314 (95% CI, 1.189-1.452), and 1.273 (95% CI, 1.152-1.408), respectively. These associations were also significant when the results were adjusted for meteorological variables and other air pollutants.
conclusionsThe study findings suggested that AD exposure increases emergency department visits by children.
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