摘要
我国儿童呼吸道疾病患病率的上升,已引起了对室内环境质量的关注。我们用问卷调查考察了室内环境中的感知空气质量和儿童的过敏性疾病之间的关联。从南京城市、郊区和工业区23所幼儿园中随机选取共4017名1-8岁的儿童进行了此项研究。父母的感知气味,包括闷热的气味、难闻的气味、刺鼻的气味、发霉的气味、潮湿的空气、干燥的空气,这些感知气味被发现与哮喘、喘息、干咳和鼻炎相关(P<0.05)。感知干燥和潮湿的空气被发现与潮湿指数呈正相关,同时,我们提供了证据:干的感觉可能不是由于实际的室内相对湿度,而是室内空气的刺激物引起的。父母对气味和相对湿度的感知可能是环境污染物的指标,这些环境污染物很可能是与儿童过敏性疾病真正相关的因素。
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PLoS One. 2016 May 18;11(5):e0155742. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155742. eCollection 2016.
Associations between Parents' Perceived Air Quality in Homes and Health among Children in Nanjing, China.
Qian H1, Zheng X1, Zhang M1, Weschler L2, Sundell J2.
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Abstract
The increasing prevalence of respiratory diseases in Chinese children has focused attention on indoor environmental quality. We investigated associations between perceived air quality in domestic environments and children's allergic diseases with a questionnaire survey study. A total of 4017 children aged 1-8 years old from 23 kindergartens in urban, suburban and industrial areas in Nanjing were randomly recruited for this study. Parents' perceived odors, including stuffy odor, unpleasant odor, pungent odor, moldy odor, humid air and dry air were found to be associated with asthma, wheeze, dry cough and rhinitis (P < 0.05). Both perceived dry and humid air were found to be positively associated with dampness indices, and we present evidence that the sensation of dryness may not be due to the actual indoor relative humidity, but rather to indoor air irritants. Parents' perception of odors and relative humidity may be indicators of environment pollutants, which are likely the real factors associated with children's allergic diseases.
PLoS One. 2016 May 18;11(5):e0155742. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155742. eCollection 2016.