| Title: |
Childhood intermittent and persistent rhinitis prevalence and climate and vegetation: A global ecologic analysis |
| Authors: |
Fuertes, E.; Butland, B.; Ross Anderson, H.; Carlsten, C.; Strachan, D.; Brauer, M.; ISAAC Phase Three Study Group; LA GRUTTA, Stefania |
| Contributors: |
Fuertes, E.; Butland, B.; Ross Anderson, H.; Carlsten, C.; Strachan, D.; Brauer, M.; ISAAC Phase Three Study Group; La Grutta S. |
| Publisher Information: |
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology |
| Publication Year: |
2014 |
| Collection: |
IRIS Università degli Studi di Palermo |
| Subject Terms: |
Adolescent; Asthma; Child; Eczema; Human; Plant; Questionnaire; Rhinitis; Allergic; Perennial; Seasonal; Climate Change; Immunology and Allergy; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Medicine (all) |
| Description: |
Background: The effect of climate change and its effects on vegetation growth, and consequently on rhinitis,are uncertain.Objective: To examine between- and within-country associations of climate measures and the normalizeddifference vegetation index with intermittent and persistent rhinitis symptoms in a global context.Methods: Questionnaire data from 6- to 7-year-olds and 13- to 14-year-olds were collected in phase 3 of theInternational Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood. Associations of intermittent (>1 symptom reportbut not for 2 consecutive months) and persistent (symptoms for -2 consecutive months) rhinitis symptomprevalences with temperature, precipitation, vapor pressure, and the normalized difference vegetation indexwere assessed in linear mixed-effects regression models adjusted for gross national income and populationdensity. The mean difference in prevalence per 100 children (with 95% confidence intervals [CIs]) perinterquartile range increase of exposure is reported.Results: The country-level intermittent symptom prevalence was associated with several country-levelclimatic measures, including the country-level mean monthly temperature (6.09-C; 95% CI, 2.06e10.11-C per 10.4-C), precipitation (3.10 mm; 95% CI, 0.46e5.73 mm; per 67.0 mm), and vapor pressure(6.21 hPa; 95% CI, 2.17e10.24 hPa; per 10.4 hPa) among 13- to 14-year-olds (222 center in 94 countries).The center-level persistent symptom prevalence was positively associated with several center-level climaticmeasures. Associations with climate were also found for the 6- to 7-year-olds (132 center in 57countries).Conclusion: Several between- and within-country spatial associations between climatic factors and intermittentand persistent rhinitis symptom prevalences were observed. These results provide suggestive evidencethat climate (and future changes in climate) may influence rhinitis symptom prevalence. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/25065574; info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000343113400008; volume:113; issue:4; firstpage:386; lastpage:392.e9; numberofpages:16; journal:ANNALS OF ALLERGY ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY; http://hdl.handle.net/10447/125034; http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.reviewers/722283/description#description |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.anai.2014.06.021 |
| Availability: |
http://hdl.handle.net/10447/125034; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anai.2014.06.021; http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.reviewers/722283/description#description |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.765A2DE7 |
| Database: |
BASE |