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标题：Exposure to Outdoor Air Pollution and Chronic Bronchitis in Adults: A Case-Control Study
其他标题：Exposure to Outdoor Air Pollution and Chronic Bronchitis in Adults: A Case-Control Study
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作者：P Salameh ; J Salame ; G Khayat 等
期刊名称：The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：2008-6520
电子版ISSN：2008-6814
出版年度：2012
卷号：3
期号：4
语种：English
出版社：National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) Health Organization
摘要：Background: Although Lebanon is a highly polluted country, so far no study has specifically been designed to assess the association between outdoor air pollution and chronic bronchitis in this country.Objective: To assess the association between exposure to outdoor air pollution and chronic bronchitis in Lebanon. Methods: A pilot case-control study was conducted in two tertiary care hospitals. Cases consisted of patients diagnosed with chronic bronchitis by a pulmonologist and those epidemiologically confirmed. Controls included individuals free of any respiratory signs or symptoms. After obtaining informed consent, a standardized questionnaire was administered.Results: Bivariate, stratified (over smoking status and gender) and multivariate analyses revealed that passive smoking at home (ORa: 2.56, 95% CI: 1.73–3.80) and at work (ORa: 1.89, 95% CI: 1.13–3.17); older age (ORa: 1.75, 95% CI: 1.55–2.39); lower education (ORa: 1.44, 95% CI: 1.21–1.72); living close to a busy road (ORa: 1.95, 95% CI: 1.31– 2.89) and to a local power plant (ORa: 1.62, 95% CI: 1.07–2.45); and heating home by hot air conditioning (ORa: 1.85, 95% CI: 1.00–3.43) were moderately associated with chronic bronchitis; an inverse association was found with heating home electrically (ORa: 0.58, 95% CI: 0.39–0.85). A positive dose-effect relationship was observed in those living close to a busy road and to a local diesel exhaust source.Conclusion: Chronic bronchitis is associated with outdoor air pollution.
关键词：Bronchitis; chronic; Air pollution; indoor; Pollution; environmental; Case-control studies