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ArticleBMJ open2020

Exposure to traffic-related particle matter and effects on lung function and potential interactions in a cross-sectional analysis of a cohort study in west Sweden.

Hanne Krage Carlsen, Fredrik Nyberg, Kjell Torén, David Segersson, Anna-Carin Olin

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Article in BMJ open, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. 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 · 2025
    Pooled it
  2. Genetic susceptibility to respiratory health effects from outdoor air pollution: a structured narrative review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026
    Review
  3. Article
  4. Personal exposure levels to OEnvironmental monitoring and assessment · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hanne Krage CarlsenOccupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden hanne.krage.carlsen@amm.gu.se.ORCID 0000-0003-1656-9624
Fredrik NybergOccupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Kjell TorénOccupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
David SegerssonSwedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Norrkoping, Sweden.
Anna-Carin OlinOccupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
University of Gothenburg · SESwedish Academy · SESwedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo investigate the long-term effects of source-specific particle matter (PM) on lung function, effects of Surfactant Protein A (SP-A) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) genes GSTP1 and GSTT1 gene variants and effect modification by single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotype.

designCohort study with address-based annual PM exposure assigned from annual estimates of size (PM

settingGothenburg, Sweden.

participantsThe ADult-Onset asthma and NItric oXide Study had 6685 participants recruited from the general population, of which 5216 (78%) were included in the current study with information on all variables of interest. Mean age at the time of enrolment was 51.4 years (range 24-76) and 2427 (46.5%) were men. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: The primary outcome was forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV

resultsExposure to traffic-related PM

conclusionsPM exposure, specifically traffic related, was associated with FVC and FEV

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Air PollutantsLungAdultAgedCohort StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesEnvironmental ExposureFemaleForced Expiratory VolumeHumansMaleMiddle AgedParticulate MatterSwedenYoung AdultAir PollutantsParticulate Matterepidemiologygeneticsglutathione S-transferaselung functionparticle mattersurfactant protein A

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PMID33077557
PMCPMC7574932
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