![]() Only participants who were born, or who lived within 2 km of an air quality monitoring site were included in the analysis. 1Įxposure to air pollution during each participant’s first year of life, and in the year proceeding the study was estimated by analysis of publically available data from 235 air quality monitoring sites. 1 The prevalence of AD, AR and asthma was assessed by parental questionnaire and by physical examination for the presence of eczema in the neck and arms. ![]() Children may be exposed to higher levels of air pollutants than adults as they generally spend more time outdoors, have higher baseline rates of ventilation, and are less likely to breathe nasally than adults 2Ĭhildren of 6–7 years of age were recruited from 45 Korean schools by random selection using a two-stage cluster sampling design.Their lungs are not fully developed until 6–8 years of age and damage occurring during childhood may result in remodelling of the airways 2.1 Children are vulnerable to air pollutionĬhildren are particularly vulnerable to airborne pollutants: 1 A recent report in Allergy and Asthma Proceedings has investigated childhood exposure to air pollution and its impact on the incidence of atopic dermatitis (AD), allergic rhinitis (AR) and asthma. Allergy Asthma Proc 2016 37(1): 1–7 Air pollution and allergic diseaseĮxposure to air pollutants has been proposed to contribute to the development or aggravation of allergic disease, particularly in children. Kim J, Han Y, Seo SC, Lee JY, Choi J, Kim KH, Woo SY, Kim EH, Kwon HJ, Cheong HK, Oh I, Ahn K. Association of carbon monoxide levels with allergic diseases in children
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