Observational studyScientific reports2019
The effects of fine and coarse particulate matter on lung function among the elderly.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Exposure to long-term ambient air pollution and lung function in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025Pooled it
- Indoor Particulate Matter in Urban Households: Sources, Pathways, Characteristics, Health Effects, and Exposure Mitigation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
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- A mobile car monitoring system as a supplementary tool for air quality monitoring in urban and rural environments: the case study from Poland.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- PMJournal of public health research · 2023Article
- Association between Exposure to Particulate Matter Air Pollution during Early Childhood and Risk of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Taiwan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Solar and geomagnetic activity reduces pulmonary function and enhances particulate pollution effects.The Science of the total environment · 2022Article
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Abstract
Impaired lung function is associated with morbidity and mortality in the elderly. However, there is a paucity of data regarding the long-term effects of particulate matter (PM) on lung function among the elderly. This study evaluated the exposure-response relationship between ambient PM and different lung function indices among the elderly in Taiwan. A cross-sectional survey of individuals aged ≥65 years was conducted in Taiwan from October 2015 to September 2016. Those who attended the annual health examination for the elderly in five hospitals of varying background PM concentrations were enrolled. The long-term (2015 annual mean concentration) exposure to air pollution was estimated by the Kriging method at the residence of each subject. The association between ambient PM exposure and lung function was evaluated by linear regression modeling, with adjustments for age, sex, height, weight, educational attainment, presence of asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, smoking status, season, and co-pollutants. There were 1241 subjects (mean age, 70.5 years). The mean residential PM
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