Studies on air pollution and asthma
Here you can find some studies and articles diving into the correlation between air pollution and asthma.
Study Shows Air Pollution a Key Contributor of New Childhood Asthma Cases Across Europe
August 18, 2019.
A study was looking at childhood asthma cases across 18 European countries.
“A significant proportion of childhood asthma cases may be attributable to outdoor air pollution and these cases could be prevented. Our estimates underline an urgent need to reduce children’s exposure to air pollution.”
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Early childhood exposure to ambient air pollution is associated with increased risk of paediatric asthma: An administrative cohort study from Stockholm, Sweden
October, 2021.
– Early-life exposure to air pollution may increase asthma risk in young children.
– Children living in low socio-economy areas may be more susceptible
– Air pollution have adverse health effects even at low concentrations.
” Our results suggest that exposure to air pollution during the first three years of life may increase the risk for asthma in early childhood. “
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Air pollution and family related determinants of asthma onset and persistent wheezing in children: nationwide case-control study
August 20, 2020.
” The findings of this study suggest that children exposed to higher levels of PM2.5 are more likely to develop asthma and persistent wheezing than children who are not exposed. Other risk factors associated with these outcomes were parental asthma, parental education, and maternal smoking during pregnancy. “
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Air pollution and family related determinants of asthma onset and persistent wheezing in children: nationwide case-control study
August 20, 2020.
” The findings of this study suggest that children exposed to higher levels of PM2.5 are more likely to develop asthma and persistent wheezing than children who are not exposed. Other risk factors associated with these outcomes were parental asthma, parental education, and maternal smoking during pregnancy. “
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Long-Term Coarse Particulate Matter Exposure Is Associated with Asthma among Children in Medicaid
November 21, 2017.
Long- and short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (particulate matter ≤2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter [PM2.5]) is associated with asthma morbidity, but little is known about the long-term effects of coarse PM (PM10–2.5) on asthma prevalence or morbidity.
This study found that coarse PM exposure was associated with higher asthma prevalence and morbidity among U.S. children enrolled in Medicaid and that this association was independent of fine PM exposure. This finding suggests that long-term limits on coarse PM exposure be reconsidered.
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