Environmental exposure as an independent risk factor of chronic bronchitis in northwest Russia

Autor: Pentti Nieminen, Alexander Nikanov, Sergei Lyalyushkin, Vuokko L. Kinnula, Tuula Toljamo, Dmitry Panychev, Mark Borisenko, German Komarov
Přispěvatelé: Clinicum, Department of Medicine, Keuhkosairauksien yksikkö
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
Předmět:
LUNG-DISEASE
Male
Pediatrics
Chronic bronchitis
Health (social science)
Time Factors
Epidemiology
Cross-sectional study
Environmental pollution
mining
EXERCISE CAPACITY
Russia
NORTHERN SWEDEN
0302 clinical medicine
Risk Factors
Prevalence
Sulfur Dioxide
pollution
030212 general & internal medicine
Original Research Article
Aged
80 and over
Air Pollutants
Arctic Regions
Phlegm
Smoking
respiratory symptoms
General Medicine
Environmental exposure
CHRONIC COUGH
Middle Aged
ARCTIC POPULATIONS
3142 Public health care science
environmental and occupational health
3. Good health
Chronic cough
sulphur dioxide
Bronchitis
Female
KOLA-PENINSULA
medicine.symptom
0305 other medical science
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
lcsh:Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
Adolescent
lcsh:RC955-962
education
Murmansk
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY-DISEASE
pulmonary
environmental
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
Environmental health
medicine
Humans
Risk factor
Occupations
Aged
030505 public health
business.industry
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
AIR-POLLUTION
Environmental Exposure
medicine.disease
BIRTH-WEIGHT
sulfur dioxide
Cross-Sectional Studies
Cough
13. Climate action
3121 General medicine
internal medicine and other clinical medicine
Chronic Disease
business
Zdroj: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 72, Iss 0, Pp 1-7 (2013)
International Journal of Circumpolar Health; Vol 72 (2013)
International Journal of Circumpolar Health
ISSN: 2242-3982
1797-237X
1239-9736
Popis: Background. In some parts of the northwest Russia, Murmansk region, high exposures to heavy mining and refining industrial air pollution, especially sulphur dioxide, have been documented. Objective. Our aim was to evaluate whether living in the mining area would be an independent risk factor of the respiratory symptoms. Design. A cross-sectional survey of 200 Murmansk region adult citizens was performed. The main outcome variable was prolonged cough with sputum production that fulfilled the criteria of chronic bronchitis. Results. Of the 200 participants, 53 (26.5%) stated that they had experienced chronic cough with phlegm during the last 2 years. The prevalence was higher among those subjects living in the mining area with its high pollution compared to those living outside this region (35% vs. 18%). Multivariable regression model confirmed that the risk for the chronic cough with sputum production was elevated in a statistical significant manner in the mining and refining area (adjusted OR 2.16, 95% CI 1.07–4.35) after adjustment for smoking status, age and sex. Conclusions. The increased level of sulphur dioxide emitted during nickel mining and refining may explain these adverse health effects. This information is important for medical authorities when they make recommendations and issue guidelines regarding the relationship between environmental pollution and health outcomes. Keywords: sulphur dioxide; pollution; respiratory symptoms; Murmansk; mining (Published: 22 Ferbuary 2013) Citation: Int J Circumpolar Health 2013, 72 : 19742 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v72i0.19742
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