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Respiratory symptoms among urban
and rural children and nearby traffic
P. Rudnai, Z. Virágh, M.J. Varró, Sz. Középesy
National Institute of Environmental Health,
„Fodor József” National Center for Public Health, Budapest,
Hungary
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OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the associations between the respiratory
health of 7-11 year old children and busy road traffic
near their homes
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METHODS
STUDY AREAS: 26 towns and 7 counties’ 78 villages)
STUDY POPULATION: altogether 18,274 school-children
STUDY DESIGN: cross-sectional, between 1996-2001
QUESTIONNAIRES completed by the parents
• Questions on the children’s present and past medical history,
the parents’ health and smoking behaviour
the housing environment (including busy roads nearby),
the families’ socio-economic status
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: logistic regression analysis with adjustments for age and sex
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METHODS II.Questions on bronchitic symptoms (cough)
• Does your child usually cough in the morning in autumn- winter season?
• Does your child usually cough during the day or at night in autumn-winter season?
• Did your child cough on most days for at least 3 months consecutively in the last autumn-winter season?
• Does your child usually cough up phlegm when he/she does not have a cold?
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METHODS III.Questions on asthmatic symptoms
• Has this child’s chest sounded wheezing or whistling in the last twelve months?
• Has this child been woken up by wheezing in the last twelve months?
• Has this child had a dry cough at night in the last twelve months, apart from a cold or a chest infection?
• Has this child ever had asthma, diagnosed by a doctor?
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Associations between prevalence of reported bronchitic symptoms of school children and busy traffic in the neighbourhood in Hungarian studies
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CESAR 6 cities 3 cities 6 counties Hevescounty
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n = 3,720 n =1,768 n = 1,580 n = 2,445 n =2,540
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Associations between prevalence of reported asthmatic symptoms of school children and busy traffic in the neighbourhood in Hungarian studies
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0,5
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CESAR 12 cities 6 cities 3 cities 6counties
Hevescounty
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n = 3,720 n =6,221 n =1,768 n = 1,580 n = 2,445 n =2,540
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RESULTS
• In urban areas significant associations were found between
the reported prevalence of asthmatic symptoms of school-
children and busy traffic near to their homes.
• In the rural areas increased risks could also be observed
but statistically they were not significant.
• The reported prevalence of bronchitic symptoms showed
similar patterns just the associations were weaker than
those of asthmatic symptoms.
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CONCLUSIONS
• Busy road traffic near the home of school-children
was found to be a risk factor for their respiratory
symptoms
• There was a difference between the strength of the
associations in the urban or the rural areas
• Objective assessment of the traffic density is needed
to support the arguments that this difference in the
strength of associations is due to the difference in
traffic density and in traffic-related air pollution
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