Proximity to Heavy Traffic Roads and Patient Characteristics of Late of Onset Asthma in an Urban Asthma Center.

ABSTRACT: Background: Traffic-related pollution is associated with the onset of asthma and the development of different phenotypes of asthma. Few studies have investigated the association between traffic proximity and late-onset of asthma (LOA) and early-onset asthma (EOA). This study was conducted to investigate the associations of LOA phenotypes with a function of the distance between residence and heavy traffic roads (HTRs). Methods: The study group consisted of 280 patients who were (LOA: 78.4%) recruited consecutively from a pay-for-performance asthma program to clarify the patient characteristics and proximity to HTRs within 1,000 m from their residences between EOA and LOA in three urban centers in Taiwan. The subsequent analysis focused on patients with LOA (n = 210) lin

SUBMITTER: Lin TY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8716741 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature