ArticleAmerican journal of respiratory and critical care medicine2016
Physical Activity, Air Pollution, and the Risk of Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
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- A Call for Action on Chronic Respiratory Diseases within Physical Activity Policies, Guidelines and Action Plans: Let's Move!International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Association of physical activity and air pollution exposure with the risk of type 2 diabetes: a large population-based prospective cohort study.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2022Article
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Abstract
rationalePhysical activity enhances uptake of air pollutants in the lung, possibly augmenting their harmful effects on chronic lung disease during exercise.
objectivesTo examine whether benefits of physical activity with respect to the risk of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are moderated by exposure to high air pollution levels in an urban setting.
methodsA total of 53,113 subjects (50-65 yr) from the Danish Diet, Cancer, and Health cohort reported physical activity at recruitment (1993-1997) and were followed until 2013 in the National Patient Register for incident hospitalizations for asthma and COPD. Levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN
resultsA total of 1,151 subjects were hospitalized for asthma and 3,225 for COPD during 16 years. We found inverse associations of participation in sports (hazard ratio [95% confidence interval]: 0.85 [0.75-0.96]) and cycling (0.85 [0.75-0.96]) with incident asthma, and of participation in sports (0.82 [0.77-0.89]), cycling (0.81 [0.76-0.87]), gardening (0.88 [0.81-0.94]), and walking (0.85 [0.75-0.95]) with incident COPD admissions. We found positive associations between NO
conclusionsIncreased exposure to air pollution during exercise does not outweigh beneficial effects of physical activity on the risk of asthma and COPD.
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