Association of Short-Term Exposure to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter with Skin Symptoms in Schoolchildren: A Panel Study in a Rural Area of Western Japan
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Numerous studies have unmasked the deleterious effects of particulate matter less than 2.5 μm (PM2.5) on health. However, epidemiologic evidence focusing on the effects of PM2.5 on skin health remains limited. An important aspect of Asian dust (AD) in relationship to health is the amount of PM2.5 contained therein. Several studies have demonstrated that AD can aggravate skin symptoms. The current study aimed to investigate the effects of short-term exposure to PM2.5 and AD particles on skin symptoms in schoolchildren. A total of 339 children recorded daily skin symptom scores during February 2015. Light detection and ranging were used to calculate AD particle size. Generalized estimating equation logistic regression analyses were used to estimate the associations among skin symptoms and the daily levels of PM2.5 and AD particles. Increases in the levels of PM2.5 and AD particles were not related to an increased risk of skin symptom events, with increases of 10.1 μg/m3 in PM2.5 and 0.01 km−1 in AD particles changing odds ratios by 1.03 and 0.99, respectively. These results suggest that short-term exposure to PM2.5 and AD does not impact skin symptoms in schoolchildren.
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10-unit increases in PM2.5 or O3 and 2-unit increases in NO2 or SO2 did not correlate with worsening of AD symptoms in Japanese school children (N=339).
“In contrast, 10‐unit increases in PM2.5 or O3 and 2‐unit increases in NO2 or SO2 did not correlate with worsening of AD symptoms in Japanese school children (N = 339).89”
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Results §3.3 reports no increased risk of skin-symptom events with higher PM2.5, ozone, NO2, or SO2 in children with or without atopic dermatitis; the Abstract gives a sample of 339. But the study measured skin symptoms, not specifically worsening of atopic dermatitis, and the passages report effects per interquartile-range increase rather than the claimed 10- and 2-unit increases (Methods §2.4; page numbers unavailable). (LLM, conf=0.85)
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- Authors
- Watanabe, M., Noma, H., Kurai, J., Sano, H., Iwata, K., Hantan, D., Tohda, Y., & Shimizu, E.
- Affiliations
- Tottori University (JP)
- The Institute of Statistical Mathematics (JP)
- Kindai University (JP)
- Corresponding author
- Watanabe, Masanari
- Venue
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2017-03-13
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 299
- ISSN
- 1660-4601 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC5369135
- OpenAlex
- W2595249139
- Cited by
- 8
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
- 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3
- FWCI
- 0.88
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Immunology and Allergy › Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
- Keywords
- PM2.5, Asian dust, cutaneous manifestations, elementary school students, short-term air pollution exposure, rural children, air quality
- MeSH terms
- Air Pollutants, Child, Dust, Environmental Exposure, Female, Humans, Japan, Male, Particle Size, Rural Population, Skin Diseases, Odds Ratio
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