Preliminary investigation of the association between air pollution exposure and childhood asthma hospitalizations from 2015 to 2018 in East China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22083285 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yuling Bao (Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University), Jiawei Wang (0009-0000-2145-7526, Nankai University), Hui Huang (0000-0002-3410-556X, Nanjing Medical University), Zhe Sun (0000-0003-1998-0312, Nanjing Medical University), Mingyan Xue (Nanjing Medical University), Zilong Bian (0000-0002-2628-7535, Nanjing Medical University), Rui Jin (0000-0003-4544-6535, Nanjing Medical University, corresponding author), Qian Wu (0000-0001-5828-6468, Nanjing Medical University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Pages | 1527214-1527214 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-10 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1527214 |
| PMID | 40556910 |
| OpenAlex | W4411191364 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 38 |
Objectives: This study investigated whether exposure to air pollution remains a significant factor contributing to childhood asthma in China. Methods: Short-term exposure to air pollutants was assessed using daily average concentrations of pollutants at current and lag intervals (0-6 days) from 2015 to 2018. Long-term individual exposure in 2016 was estimated using land-use regression (LUR) models. The effects of short- and long-term exposure on childhood asthma hospitalizations were evaluated using generalized additive models and multiple time-dependent Cox regression models, respectively. Results: Hospitalizations for childhood asthma typically peaked in late spring and fall, with a higher prevalence of wheezing or asthma observed in male individuals than in female individuals. Hospital admissions were most frequent among children aged 0-3 years. However, no significant positive associations were observed between short- or long-term air pollutant exposure and daily childhood asthma hospitalizations, based on the applied statistical models and the levels of air pollution exposure measured during the study period. Conclusion: In this study, variability in air pollution exposure was not associated with variability in hospitalizations of children with asthma. Instead, asthma onset exhibited unique seasonal and demographic patterns
Air pollutants · Air pollution · Asthma · China · Environmental health · Geography · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting · Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging · Medicine · Psychology · Immunology
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |