Urban Air Pollution Associated with the Incidence of Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases.
Autor: | Izic B; Clinic for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Clinical Centre Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina., Husejnovic MS; Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina., Caluk S; Cardiocentre, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina., Fejzic H; Clinic for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Clinical Centre Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina., Kundalic BS; Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina., Custovic A; Clinic for Epidemiology, University Clinical Centre Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Zdroj: | Medical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) [Med Arch] 2022 Apr; Vol. 76 (2), pp. 115-121. |
DOI: | 10.5455/medarh.2022.76.115-121 |
Abstrakt: | Background: Endocrine disrupting air pollutants such as sulphur dioxide (SO Objective: The aim of this study was to establish whether increased air pollution could contribute to an increased incidence of autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD). Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted of the medical records of 82000 patients at the University Clinical Centre in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The target group of this study comprised a total of 174 patients from the Lukavac area. Daily data on concentrations of air pollutants were collected from the air quality monitoring station located in Lukavac. The study covered the period from 2015 to 2020. Results: The results of the monitoring confirmed the presence of air pollutants in concentrations above the permitted limits throughout the entire observed period. Concentrations of PM Conclusion: The effects of chronic exposure to a mixture of air pollutants on the function of the thyroid gland are still not sufficiently well-known, but the numerical tendency towards a higher incidence of AITD in this study, albeit without statistical significance (p>0.05), still underlines the need for additional research. Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflicts of interest. (© 2022 Belkisa Izic, Maida Sljivic Husejnovic, Selma Caluk, Hanifa Fejzic, Broza Saric Kundalic, Amer Custovic.) |
Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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