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A Study of Twelve Southern California Communities with Differing Levels and Types of Air Pollution: I. Prevalence of Respiratory Morbidity

PETERS, JOHN M., AVOL, EDWARD, NAVIDI, WILLIAM, LONDON, STEPHANIE J., GAUDERMAN, W. JAMES, LURMANN, FRED, LINN, WILLIAM S., MARGOLIS, HELENE, RAPPAPORT, EDWARD, GONG, HENRY, THOMAS, DUNCAN C.·1999·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
DOI 10.1164/ajrccm.159.3.9804143
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To study possible chronic respiratory effects of air pollutants, we initiated a 10-yr prospective cohort study of Southern California children, with a study design focused on four pollutants: ozone, particulate matter, acids, and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). Twelve demographically similar communities were selected on the basis of historic monitoring information to represent extremes of exposure to one or more pollutants. In each community, about 150 public school students in grade 4, 75 in grade 7, and 75 in grade 10 were enrolled through their classrooms. Informed consent and written responses to surveys about students' lifetime residential histories, historic and current health status, residential characteristics, and physical activity were obtained with the help of the parents. In the first testing season, 3,676 students returned questionnaires. We confirmed associations previously reported between respiratory morbidity prevalence and the presence of personal, demographic, and residential risk factors. Rates of respiratory illness were higher for males, those living in houses with pets, pests, mildew, and water damage, those whose parents had asthma, and those living in houses with smokers. Wheeze prevalence was positively associated with levels of both acid (odds ratio [OR] = 1.45; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.14-1.83) and NO2 (OR = 1.54; 95% CI, 1.08-2.19) in boys. We conclude, based on this cross-sectional assessment of questionnaire responses, that current levels of ambient air pollution in Southern California may be associated with effects on schoolchildren's respiratory morbidity as assessed by questionnaire.

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PETERS, J. M., AVOL, E., NAVIDI, W., LONDON, S. J., GAUDERMAN, W. J., LURMANN, F., LINN, W. S., MARGOLIS, H., RAPPAPORT, E., GONG, H., & THOMAS, D. C.
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American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
1999-03-01
Volume
159
Issue
3
Pages
760-767
ISSN
  • 1073-449X (ISSN-L)
  • 1535-4970
DOI
10.1164/ajrccm.159.3.9804143
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W2594753524
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371
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30
FWCI
17.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
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PETERS, J. M., AVOL, E., NAVIDI, W., LONDON, S. J., GAUDERMAN, W. J., LURMANN, F., LINN, W. S., MARGOLIS, H., RAPPAPORT, E., GONG, H., & THOMAS, D. C. (1999). A Study of Twelve Southern California Communities with Differing Levels and Types of Air Pollution: I. Prevalence of Respiratory Morbidity. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm.159.3.9804143

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