Exposure Response Relationship of Acute Effects of Air Pollution on Respiratory Diseases - China, 2013-2018

Hongtao Niu; Tao Yu; Xuexin Li; Hanna Wu; Meilin Yan; Ruirui Duan; Ting Yang

doi:10.46234/ccdcw2021.230

Exposure Response Relationship of Acute Effects of Air Pollution on Respiratory Diseases - China, 2013-2018

China CDC Wkly. 2021 Nov 5;3(45):943-947. doi: 10.46234/ccdcw2021.230.

Authors

Hongtao Niu^{1

2

3

4}, Tao Yu^{1

2

3

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5}, Xuexin Li^{1

2

3

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6}, Hanna Wu^{1

2

3

4

6}, Meilin Yan^{7

8}, Ruirui Duan⁹, Ting Yang^{1

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3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center of Respiratory Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China.
² National Center for Respiratory Medicine, Beijing, China.
³ Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
⁴ National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Beijing, China.
⁵ Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
⁶ Peking University China-Japan Friendship School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing, China.
⁷ BIC-ESAT and SKL-ESPC, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China.
⁸ Center for Environment and Health, Peking University, Beijing, China.
⁹ Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China.

Abstract

What is already known about this topic?: Short-term exposure to air pollutants has been associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma, which needs continuous observation.

What is added by this report?: This study uses the longest time series data so far from 2013 to 2018 and adds additional data analysis for ozone (O₃) to existing studies.

What are the implications for public health practice?: This study suggests that air pollutants have certain acute effects on outpatient and hospital admission of patients with COPD and asthma, which can be combined with the disease diagnosis and treatment guidelines to guide clinical practice.

Keywords: Air pollution; Respiratory disease.

Copyright and License information: Editorial Office of CCDCW, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention 2021.

Grants and funding

The National Natural Science Foundation of China (81970043 and 91843302) and the CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences (CIFMS) (2020-I2M-2-009), and the National Research Program for Key Issues in Air Pollution Control (DQGG0402)