TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of Asian dust storm events on daily admissions for asthma in Taipei, Taiwan
AU - Yang, Chun Yuh
AU - Tsai, Shang Shyue
AU - Chang, Chih Ching
AU - Ho, Shu Chen
N1 - Funding Information:
Received 19 April 2005; accepted 22 June 2005. This study was partly supported by a grant from the National Science Council, Executive Yuan, Taiwan (NSC-90-2320-B-037-037). Address correspondence to Chun-Yuh Yang, Institute of Public Health, Kaohsiung Medical University, 100 Shih-Chuan 1st RD, Kaoh-siung, Taiwan 80708. E-mail: [email protected]
PY - 2005/12/15
Y1 - 2005/12/15
N2 - In spring, windblown dust storms originating in the deserts of Mongolia and China make their way to Taipei city. These occurrences are known as Asian dust storm (ADS) events. The objective of this study was to assess the possible associations of ADS on the hospital asthma admissions of residents in Taipei, Taiwan, during the period 1996-2001. We identified 54 dust storm episodes, which were classified as index days. Daily asthma admissions on the index days were compared with admissions on the comparison days. We selected two comparison days for each index day, 7 days before the index days and 7 days after the index days. The effects of dust storms on asthma admissions were prominent 2 days after the event (8%). However, the association was not statistically significant. There may not have been enough power to detect associations resulting from the inadequate sample size of asthma admissions on ADS events days. However, it seems worthwhile to pay more attention to the ADS events and health in the future.
AB - In spring, windblown dust storms originating in the deserts of Mongolia and China make their way to Taipei city. These occurrences are known as Asian dust storm (ADS) events. The objective of this study was to assess the possible associations of ADS on the hospital asthma admissions of residents in Taipei, Taiwan, during the period 1996-2001. We identified 54 dust storm episodes, which were classified as index days. Daily asthma admissions on the index days were compared with admissions on the comparison days. We selected two comparison days for each index day, 7 days before the index days and 7 days after the index days. The effects of dust storms on asthma admissions were prominent 2 days after the event (8%). However, the association was not statistically significant. There may not have been enough power to detect associations resulting from the inadequate sample size of asthma admissions on ADS events days. However, it seems worthwhile to pay more attention to the ADS events and health in the future.
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U2 - 10.1080/08958370500241254
DO - 10.1080/08958370500241254
M3 - Article
C2 - 16282159
AN - SCOPUS:27944482092
SN - 0895-8378
VL - 17
SP - 817
EP - 821
JO - Inhalation Toxicology
JF - Inhalation Toxicology
IS - 14
ER -