Association between air pollution, body mass index, respiratory symptoms, and asthma among adolescent school children living in Delhi, India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Delhi is one of the most polluted cities in the world with annual average ambient PM₁₀ and PM_2.5 levels exceeding the World Health Organization standards by over 15 fold. We aimed to study the prevalence of respiratory and allergic symptoms and asthma among adolescent children living in Delhi (D) and compare it with children living in lesser polluted cities of Kottayam (K) and Mysore (M) located in Southern India.

Methods

4361 boys and girls between the age group of 13-14 and 16-17 years from 12 randomly selected private schools from D, K, and M were invited to participate. Modified and expanded International Study for Asthma and Allergies in Children (ISAAC) questionnaires (Q) were filled by the students who also performed spirometry using t

SUBMITTER: Salvi SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8509169 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature