Association of short-term exposure to air pollution with emergency visits for respiratory diseases in children.

ABSTRACT: Ambient air pollutants are health hazards to children. This study comprised 773,504 emergency department visits (EDVs) at 0-14 years of age with respiratory diseases in southern China. All air pollutants were positively associated with EDVs of total respiratory diseases, especially pneumonia. NO₂, PM₁₀, and PM_2.5 had intraday effects and cumulative effects on asthma EDVs. The effect of SO₂, PM₁₀, and PM_2.5 on pneumonia EDVs was stronger in girls than in boys. The effect of NO₂ on acute upper respiratory tract infection EDVs was greater in children aged 0-5 years old; however, the effect of PM₁₀ on acute upper respiratory tract infection EDVs was greater in the 6-14 years group. In a two-pollutant model,

SUBMITTER: He M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9440288 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature