Asthma and COPD exacerbation in relation to outdoor air pollution in the metropolitan area of Berlin, Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ambient air pollution poses a major risk for the development and aggravation of respiratory diseases. Evidence suggests that even in low-level air pollution environments there is a risk for an increase in adverse respiratory symptoms. We examined whether variations in daily air pollution levels of nitrogen dioxide, ozone, or particulate matter in Berlin, Germany were associated with hospital admissions of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma patients in a time series analysis.

Methods

We calculated single and multi-pollutant models, investigated possible lags in effect, and analysed the influence of meteorological variables on the results. Data from January 2005 through December 2015 were used to quantify the concentration-response.

Results</

SUBMITTER: Hoffmann C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8935815 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature