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Living near Main Streets and Respiratory Symptoms in Adults : The Swiss Cohort Study on Air Pollution and Lung Diseases in Adults

Bayer-Oglesby, Lucy ; Schindler, Christian ; Hazenkamp-von Arx, Marianne E. ; Braun-Fahrländer, Charlotte ; Keidel, Dirk ; Rapp, Regula ; Künzli, Nino ; Braendli, Otto ; Burdet, Luc ; Sally Liu, L-J ; Leuenberger, Philippe ; Ackermann-Liebrich, Ursula

In: American Journal of Epidemiology, 2006, vol. 164, no. 12, p. 1190-1198

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    Titre
    • Living near Main Streets and Respiratory Symptoms in Adults
      The Swiss Cohort Study on Air Pollution and Lung Diseases in Adults
    Auteur
    • Bayer-Oglesby, Lucy. Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
    • Schindler, Christian. Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
    • Hazenkamp-von Arx, Marianne E.. Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
    • Braun-Fahrländer, Charlotte. Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
    • Keidel, Dirk. Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
    • Rapp, Regula. Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
    • Künzli, Nino. Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
    • Braendli, Otto. Zuercher Hoehenklinik, Wald, Switzerland
    • Burdet, Luc. Hôpital Intercantonal de la Broye, Payerne, Switzerland
    • Sally Liu, L-J. Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
    • Leuenberger, Philippe. Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Lausanne, Switzerland
    • Ackermann-Liebrich, Ursula. Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Inglese
    Publié dans
    • American Journal of Epidemiology, 2006, vol. 164, no. 12, p. 1190-1198. Oxford University Press
    Autre version électronique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:298502
    Summary
    The Swiss Cohort Study on Air Pollution and Lung Diseases in Adults (SAPALDIA), conducted in 1991 (SAPALDIA 1) in eight areas among 9,651 randomly selected adults aged 18-60 years, reported associations among the prevalence of respiratory symptoms, nitrogen dioxide, and particles with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 10 μg/m3. Later, 8,047 subjects reenrolled in 2002 (SAPALDIA 2). The effects of individually assigned traffic exposures on reported respiratory symptoms were estimated, while controlling for socioeconomic and exposure- and health-related factors. The risk of attacks of breathlessness increased for all subjects by 13% (95% confidence interval: 3, 24) per 500-m increment in the length of main street segments within 200 m of the home and decreased in never smokers by 12% (95% confidence interval: 0, 22) per 100-m increment in distance from home to a main street. Living within 20 m of a main street increased the risks of regular phlegm by 15% (95% confidence interval: 0, 31) and wheezing with breathing problems by 34% (95% confidence interval: 0, 79) in never smokers. In 2002, the effects related to road distance were different from those in 1991, which could be due to changes in the traffic pollution mixture. These findings among a general population provide strong confirmation that living near busy streets leads to adverse respiratory health effects