Risk of morbidity attributed to ambient PM<sub>10</sub>in the western cities of Iran

Daryanoosh, Mohammad; Rashidi, Rajab; Keishams, Fariba; Hopke, Philip K.; Mohammadi, Mohammad Javad; Nourmoradi, Heshmatollah; Sicard, Pierre; Takdastan, Afshin; Niri, Mehdi Vosoughi; Veysi, Mohammad; Kianizadeh, Mahsa; Khaniabadi, Yusef Omidi

doi:10.1080/15569543.2017.1370602

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“…Moreover, all regional Iranian studies [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36] have used the AirQ 2.3.3 software to model the health impact of short-term exposure to PM 10 ; this software was developed by the WHO to model European morbidity and mortality rates and may overestimate the relative risk and increase prediction error if used by non-European countries because of the obvious higher dust storm events and elevated levels of PM 10 concentrations, especially in the Arabian region. This study used actual cases of morbidity and mortality and concluded that dust particulates were strongly correlated with acute lower/upper respiratory disorders and asthma.…”

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“…Many studies from Iran have demonstrated a positive association between dust particles and total mortality including cardiovascular and respiratory mortalities [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34] and hospital admissions for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases [35,36]. Only three studies were conducted in Kuwait to determine the health impact of dust storms on morbidity and mortality rates.…”

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Health Impact Assessment Associated with Exposure to PM10 and Dust Storms in Kuwait

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Abstract:Little information is available on the assessment of health impact concerning the Middle Eastern dust storms and PM 10 concentration levels despite the aridity of the region and frequent dust storms occurring in this part of the world. A prospective study was conducted to determine the association between dust particles and morbidity and mortality rates for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in Kuwait. Spearman and Pearson's correlations were used to identify such associations. Results revealed a significant correlation between dust storms, suspended dust and rising dust (p < 0.01). Correlation between the occurrence of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases and dust storms showed that PM 10 concentrations were significantly correlated with bronchial asthma at the 0.05 level (Pearson r = 0.292). Significant correlations at the 0.01 level were shown between bronchial asthma and both acute lower respiratory tract infection (r = 0.737) and acute upper respiratory tract infection (r = 0.839). Respiratory and cardiovascular mortality rates were both equal to 0.62 per 10,000 persons, each corresponding to 8.7% proportionate mortality rate. This study provides a good evidence of the consistent relationship between dust storm events, PM 10 concentration levels, and respiratory diseases.

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Health Impact Assessment Associated with Exposure to PM10 and Dust Storms in Kuwait

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“…[6][7][8][9][10] The association between exposure to air pollution and the risk of asthma and respiratory diseases has been observed in several studies. [11][12][13][14][15][16] Most of these risk factors are derived from epidemiological studies, the causality of which are hard to prove and https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2019.09.001 Received 28 May 2019; Received in revised form 1 September 2019; Accepted 11 September 2019 require interventional studies.…”

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Risk factors associated with asthma among adults in Khuzestan, southwest Iran

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Raji

Maraghi

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Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health

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The validated European Community Respiratory Health Survey questionnaire was used to conduct a field study on adults aged 20-65 years old in Khuzestan province, Iran. For this, the researchers used a two-stage cluster sampling method. Univariate and multiple logistic regression modeling were used to obtain odds ratio of potential risk factors. Results: The researchers handed out 5720 questionnaires of which 5708 were filled in. 231 cases of 478 individuals with asthma were male. The results showed that having airway hyper responsiveness (OR = 13.52; 95% CI: 9.61-19.02), having a family history of asthma (OR = 2.88; 95% CI: 2.23-3.71), residence in urban areas (OR = 2.15; 95% CI: 1.43-3.21), the presence of mildew in the building (OR = 1.95; 95% CI: 1.29-2.92) and the location of the house in the main street with respect to the auxiliary road (OR = 1.44; 95% CI: 1.14-1.82), respectively, were the most potent risk factors for asthma in adults. However, the presence of dense green space in the 200-m radius of the residential home (OR = 1.69; 95% CI: 1.30-2.20) and home gardening (OR = 1.42; 95% CI: 1.12-1.80) are the most important protection factors against asthma. Conclusions: This study showed the association between some environmental factors with the odds of having asthma. These factors can be considered in primary prevention programs for asthma.

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“…1 It is a potential harm that makes anthropogenic air pollution as a significant concern. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Nowadays, in developing countries, chronic diseases are very prevalence in people 65 years and over. 9 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can cause fatigue, shortness of breath, emphysema, chest tightness, coughing and hard to breathe.…”

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Study of relationship between nitrogen dioxide and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Bushehr, Iran

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Jalali

Barzegar³

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Introduction: Nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) can penetrate deeply into the sensitive parts of the lungs and cause or worsen chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), respiratory disease, emphysema, bronchitis and increased causes admission in hospital. Objective: The purpose of this study is the determination of COPD attributed to NO 2 in people's life of Bushehr megacity, Iran. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in Bushehr during 2011. The chronic obstructive pulmonary disease data were calculated by utilizing indices of exposure risk to health effects NO 2. In this study, data were analyzed by SPSS. Results: According to the research findings, 60 and 15 μg/m 3 concentrations the yearly average NO 2 in Bushehr were the highest and the lowest. When the NO 2 concentrations were more than 10 μg/m 3 , 2.9% of admission happened to COPD. Low concentration of NO 2 was one of the reasons of a low percentage of the observed COPD. Conclusion: According to this study increasing the NO 2 concentration has a direct and a significant effect on chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. Electrical heating, alternative fuels solar and cooking are important factors in decreasing the concentration of NO 2.

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Risk of morbidity attributed to ambient PM₁₀in the western cities of Iran

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Health Impact Assessment Associated with Exposure to PM10 and Dust Storms in Kuwait

Health Impact Assessment Associated with Exposure to PM10 and Dust Storms in Kuwait

Risk factors associated with asthma among adults in Khuzestan, southwest Iran

Study of relationship between nitrogen dioxide and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Bushehr, Iran

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Health Impact Assessment Associated with Exposure to PM10 and Dust Storms in Kuwait

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Risk factors associated with asthma among adults in Khuzestan, southwest Iran

Study of relationship between nitrogen dioxide and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Bushehr, Iran

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