Association between ambient air pollution and childhood asthma in Athens, Greece

Paliatsos, AG; Priftis, KN; Ziomas, IC; Panagiotopoulou-Gartagani, P; Tapratzi-Potamianou, P; Zachariadi-Xypolita, A; Nicolaidou, P; Saxoni-Papageorgiou, P

dc.contributor.author	Paliatsos, AG	en
dc.contributor.author	Priftis, KN	en
dc.contributor.author	Ziomas, IC	en
dc.contributor.author	Panagiotopoulou-Gartagani, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Tapratzi-Potamianou, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Zachariadi-Xypolita, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Nicolaidou, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Saxoni-Papageorgiou, P	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:23:39Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:23:39Z
dc.date.issued	2006	en
dc.identifier.issn	1018-4619	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/17066
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dc.subject	Ambient air pollution	en
dc.subject	Athens	en
dc.subject	Childhood asthma	en
dc.subject	Stepwise regression analysis	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en
dc.subject.other	asthma	en
dc.subject.other	atmospheric pollution	en
dc.subject.other	carbon monoxide	en
dc.subject.other	child health	en
dc.subject.other	ozone	en
dc.subject.other	pollution effect	en
dc.subject.other	pollution monitoring	en
dc.subject.other	regression analysis	en
dc.subject.other	smoke	en
dc.subject.other	sulfur dioxide	en
dc.subject.other	Athens [Attica]	en
dc.subject.other	Attica	en
dc.subject.other	Eurasia	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Southern Europe	en
dc.title	Association between ambient air pollution and childhood asthma in Athens, Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2006	en
heal.abstract	The associations between black smoke, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, surface ozone, and admissions for childhood asthma (ACA) in the Greater Athens Area (GAA) were evaluated. The mean monthly values of the mentioned air pollutants were obtained from the eight stations of the Athens air pollution-monitoring network for the period 1984-2000, whereas the corresponding monthly values of ACA were derived from the hospital registries of the three main Children's Hospitals of Athens. The results of simple linear correlation showed that the monthly values of ACA depend mainly on black smoke, sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide. The corresponding correlation coefficients were statistically significant for the 0-4 year age group, indicating an influence of primary air pollutants on childhood asthma. The application of stepwise regression analysis increased the linear correlation coefficient, and the corresponding amount of variance of childhood asthma, explained by ambient air pollution. The percentage was found to approach 43% for the 0-4 year age group and 50% for the 5-14 year age group. The results indicate a statistically significant influence of primary air pollutants on childhood asthma exacerbation. © by PSP.	en
heal.publisher	PARLAR SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS (P S P)	en
heal.journalName	Fresenius Environmental Bulletin	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000239177900006	en
dc.identifier.volume	15	en
dc.identifier.issue	7	en
dc.identifier.spage	614	en
dc.identifier.epage	618	en