The effects of air pollution on respiratory health in susceptible populations

A multilevel study in Bucaramanga, Colombia

Dados Bibliográficos

ID5223689
AutoresLaura A Rodríguez-Villamizar (0000-0002-5551-2586, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia; Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander, Colombia), Henry Castro-Ortiz (Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga), Juan Jose Rey-Serrano (Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander, Colombia)
Ano2012
Volume28
Fascículo4
Páginas749-757
Data de publicação2012-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
EditoraFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0102-311x2012000400014
PMID22488320
OpenAlexW1979227567
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2012000400014
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas26

We conducted a cohort study to investigate the association between exposure to three different levels of outdoor air pollution and incidence of respiratory symptoms in a population with chronic cardiovascular and respiratory disease. We accompanied 756 participants for a period of six months through the maintenance of a daily record of symptoms and clinic visits. The symptoms with highest incidence rates were sneezing and hacking cough. Multivariate analysis showed that incidence of total symptoms was 60% and 74% lower in areas with medium and low levels of pollution compared to areas with high levels of pollution. These results suggest that negative respiratory effects occur at concentrations of particulate matter PM10 > 60ug/m3

Air pollution · Biology · Environmental health · Geography · Respiratory system · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting · Ecology · Environmental Science · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Noise Effects and Management