Respiratory health associated with exposure to automobile exhaust. I. Results of cross-sectional studies in 1979, 1982, and 1983

Journal Article · · Archives of Environmental Health; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00039896.1993.9938393· OSTI ID:6524600

Nitta, Hiroshi; Ono, Masaji ^[1]; Sato, Tosiya; Nakai, Satoshi ^[2]; Maeda, Kazuho ^[3]; Aoki, Shigenobu ^[4]

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1. National Inst. for Environmental studies, Ibaraki (Japan)
2. Univ. of Tokyo (Japan)
3. Teikyo Univ., Tokyo (Japan)
4. Gunma Univ. School of Medicine (Japan)

Three cross-sectional studies were conducted in an effort to investigate the effect of automobile exhaust on respiratory symptoms. Female adult subjects were selected from residents who lived near roadways that were subjected to very heavy traffic. A standard questionnaire was administered to approximately 5,000 people. Distances of the residences from the roadside were adopted as an index of exposure to automobile exhaust. The estimated odds ratios for chronic cough, chronic phlegm, chronic wheeze, shortness of breath, and chest cold with phlegm, relative to distance from the roadside - adjusted by age, smoking status, years at residence, occupation, and type of home heating - ranged from 0.76 to 2.75. The 95% confidence limits of the odds ratios for chronic cough and chronic phlegm excluded or approached 1.00 in each of the studies. This suggests that exposure to automobile exhaust may be associated with an increased risk of certain respiratory symptoms. 19 refs., 5 tabs.

• OSTI ID: 6524600
• Journal Information: Archives of Environmental Health; (United States), Journal Name: Archives of Environmental Health; (United States) Vol. 48:1; ISSN 0003-9896; ISSN AEHLAU
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
AUTOMOBILES
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
CHRONIC EXPOSURE
DISEASES
DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS
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GASES
MAMMALS
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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES
VEHICLES
VERTEBRATES
WASTES
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