2023
Paired Indoor and Outdoor Nitrogen Dioxide Associated With Childhood Asthma Outcomes in a Mixed Rural-Urban Setting: A Feasibility Study
Wi C, Gent J, Bublitz J, King K, Ryu E, Sorrentino K, Plano J, McKay L, Porcher J, Wheeler P, Chiarella S, DeWan A, Pollitt K, Sheares B, Leaderer B, Juhn Y. Paired Indoor and Outdoor Nitrogen Dioxide Associated With Childhood Asthma Outcomes in a Mixed Rural-Urban Setting: A Feasibility Study. Journal Of Primary Care & Community Health 2023, 14: 21501319231173813. PMID: 37243352, PMCID: PMC10226331, DOI: 10.1177/21501319231173813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAir Pollution, IndoorAsthmaChildEnvironmental MonitoringFeasibility StudiesHumansNitrogen DioxideProspective StudiesConceptsAsthma control statusControl statusAsthma diaryRural-urban settingOutdoor NOChildhood asthma outcomesProspective cohort studySocioeconomic statusLow socioeconomic statusSmall feasibility studyAsthma exacerbationsOlmsted CountyPersistent asthmaAsthma outcomesCohort studyChildhood asthmaRural-urban communityLarger sample sizeAsthmaStudy periodHealth effectsFeasibility studyWeeksStatusLow threshold
2013
Household Levels of Nitrogen Dioxide and Pediatric Asthma Severity
Belanger K, Holford TR, Gent JF, Hill ME, Kezik JM, Leaderer BP. Household Levels of Nitrogen Dioxide and Pediatric Asthma Severity. Epidemiology 2013, 24: 320-330. PMID: 23337243, PMCID: PMC3686297, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0b013e318280e2ac.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsthma severityNight symptomsAsthma morbiditySeverity scoreNO2 exposureHigher asthma severity scoresFrequency of wheezeIndoor NO2 exposurePediatric asthma severityRescue medication useIndoor allergen exposureAsthma severity scoreAdverse respiratory effectsDose-dependent increaseYears of ageInner-city childrenLogistic regression modelsRescue medicationActive asthmaAllergen exposureAsthmatic childrenMedication useRespiratory effectsChildren 5Health outcomes