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Long-term ozone exposure increases the risk of developing the acute respiratory distress syndrome

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Ware, Lorraine B., Zhao, Zhiguo, Koyama, Tatsuki, May, Addison K., Matthay, Michael A., Lurmann, Fred W., Balmes, John R., Calfee, Carolyn S.·2016·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

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RATIONALE: The contribution of air pollution to the risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is unknown. METHODS: We studied 1,558 critically ill patients enrolled in a prospective observational study at a tertiary medical center who lived less than 50 km from an air quality monitor and had an ARDS risk factor. Pollutant exposures (ozone, NO2, SO2, particulate matter < 2.5 μm, particulate matter < 10 μm) were assessed by weighted average of daily levels from the closest monitors for the prior 3 years. Associations between pollutant exposure and ARDS risk were evaluated by logistic regression controlling for age, race, sex, smoking, alcohol, insurance status, rural versus urban residence, distance to study hospital, and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: The incidence of ARDS increased with increasing ozone exposure: 28% in the lowest exposure quartile versus 32, 40, and 42% in the second, third, and fourth quartiles (P < 0.001). In a logistic regression model controlling for potential confounders, ozone exposure was associated with risk of ARDS in the entire cohort (odds ratio, 1.58 [95% confidence interval, 1.27-1.96]) and more strongly associated in the subgroup with trauma as their ARDS risk factor (odds ratio, 2.26 [95% confidence interval, 1.46-3.50]). There was a strong interaction between ozone exposure and current smoking status (P = 0.007). NO2 exposure was also associated with ARDS but not independently of ozone exposure. SO2, particulate matter less than 2.5 μm, and particulate matter less than 10 μm were not associated with ARDS. CONCLUSIONS: Long-term ozone exposure is associated with development of ARDS in at-risk critically ill patients, particularly in trauma patients and current smokers. Ozone exposure may represent a previously unrecognized environmental risk factor for ARDS.

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  • Long-term ozone exposure (3-year averages) has been associated with development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in at-risk critically ill patients, particularly in trauma patients and current smokers.

    “Long-term ozone exposure (3-year averages) has been associated with development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in at-risk critically ill patients, particularly in trauma patients and current smokers (77).”

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Ware, L. B., Zhao, Z., Koyama, T., May, A. K., Matthay, M. A., Lurmann, F. W., Balmes, J. R., & Calfee, C. S.
Affiliations
  • Vanderbilt University (US)
  • Department of Biostatistics and
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
  • Sonoma Technology (United States) (US)
  • University of California, Berkeley (US)
Corresponding author
Ware, Lorraine B.
Venue
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Published
2016-05
Volume
193
Issue
10
Pages
1143-1150
ISSN
  • 1073-449X (ISSN-L)
  • 1535-4970
OpenAlex
W2212188123
Cited by
94
References
46
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 1
FWCI
3.76
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institutes of Health (P30 ES000267, HL110969, HL51856)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
Keywords
ozone exposure, acute respiratory distress syndrome, air pollution, critically ill patients, trauma (physical injury), smoking, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, particulate matter, environmental risk factors, ARDS risk factors
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Air Pollutants, Air Pollution, Environmental Exposure, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Ozone, Prospective Studies, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Risk, Time, United States, Incidence, Proportional Hazards Models

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