Ȳ½Â½Ä(Hwang Seung-Sik) - Inha University School of Medicine Department of Social and Preventive Medicine
°¼ºÂù(Kang Sung-Chan) - Inha University School of Medicine Department of Social and Preventive Medicine
ÀÌÁö¿µ(Lee Ji-Young) - Inha University School of Medicine Department of Social and Preventive Medicine
ÀÌÁö¼±(Lee Ji-Sun) - Seoul National University College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
±èÈñÁø(Kim Hee-Jin) - Korean Institute of Tuberculosis
ÇѼº±¸(Han Sung-Koo) - Seoul National University College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
ÀÓÀçÁØ(Yim Jae-Joon) - Seoul National University College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Abstract
Background/Aims: Although indoor air pollution is a well-known risk factor for tuberculosis (TB), the possible link between outdoor air pollution and TB development has not been examined fully. We assessed the impact of outdoor air pollution on TB development in the Seoul metropolitan area, South Korea.
Methods: The mean concentrations of ambient particulate matter (PM) with an aerodynamic diameter ¡Â 10 ¥ìm (PM10), O3, CO, NO2, and SO2 levels in Seoul, between January 1, 1997 and December 31, 2006, were determined. Furthermore, their association with the risk of developing TB after adjusting for socioeconomic status, between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2006, was investigated.
Results: Between January 1, 2002 and December 31, 2006, a total of 41,185 TB cases were reported in Seoul. Concentrations of PM10, O3, CO, and NO2 were not associated with TB incidence in males or females. However, the interquartile increase in SO2 concentration was associated with a 7% increment in TB incidence (relative risk [RR], 1.07; 95% credible interval [CrI], 1.03 to 1.12) in males but not in females (RR, 1.02; 95% CrI, 0.98 to 1.07).
Conclusions: Long-term exposure to ambient SO2 increased the risk of TB in males.
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Air pollution, Tuberculosis, Sulfur dioxide
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0338420140290020183
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