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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Pollen Exposure and Cardiopulmonary Health Impacts in Adelaide, South Australia.

Monika Nitschke, David Simon, Keith Dear, Kamalesh Venugopal, Hubertus Jersmann, Katrina Lyne

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Monika NitschkeDepartment for Health and Wellbeing, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8524-7867
David SimonDepartment for Health and Wellbeing, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6588-9013
Keith DearSchool of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0788-7404
Kamalesh VenugopalWellbeing SA, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5611-6489
Hubertus JersmannDepartment of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1763-2736
Katrina LyneDepartment for Health and Wellbeing, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6023-0383

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Abstract

(1) Background: Limited research has suggested that cardiopulmonary health outcomes should be considered in relation to pollen exposure. This study sets out to test the relationship between pollen types (grasses, trees, weeds) and cardiovascular, lower respiratory and COPD health outcomes using 15 years (2003-2017) of data gathered in Adelaide, South Australia; (2) Methods: A time-series analysis by months was conducted using cardiopulmonary data from hospital admissions, emergency presentations and ambulance callouts in relation to daily pollen concentrations in children (0-17) for lower respiratory outcomes and for adults (18+). Incidence rate ratios (IRR) were calculated over lags from 0 to 7 days; (3) Results: IRR increases in cardiovascular outcomes in March, May, and October were related to grass pollen, while increases in July, November, and December were related to tree pollen. IRRs ranged from IRR 1.05 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.00-1.10) to 1.25 (95% CI 1.12-1.40). COPD increases related to grass pollen occurred only in May. Pollen-related increases were observed for lower respiratory outcomes in adults and in children; (4) Conclusion: Notable increases in pollen-related associations with cardiopulmonary outcomes were not restricted to any one season. Prevention measures for pollen-related health effects should be widened to consider cardiopulmonary outcomes.

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PollenPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveAdultAllergensChildHospitalizationHumansSeasonsSouth AustraliaAllergenscardiovascular healthCOPDlower respiratorypollen counttime series study

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PMID35897462
PMCPMC9331296

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