Exposure to Residential Radon and COPD: A Systematic Review.
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
radon
systematic review
Journal
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
ISSN: 1178-2005
Titre abrégé: Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis
Pays: New Zealand
ID NLM: 101273481
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
14
01
2020
accepted:
21
03
2020
entrez:
20
5
2020
pubmed:
20
5
2020
medline:
29
6
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between exposure to residential radon and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by means of a systematic review. A search was conducted in PubMed and OVID for papers making reference to the radon-COPD relationship. No search filters were applied, whether by date of publication, study type or sample size. All studies not written in English or Spanish were discarded. A total of 174 and 57 papers were found in PubMed and OVID, respectively: of these, 13 (11 on miners and 2 on the general population) fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Only four of the studies on cohorts of miners analysed COPD as a specific disease, and only one reported statistically significant results. In addition, many of these studies lacked information on tobacco use among miners. In contrast, studies conducted on the general public showed an association between mortality and hospital admissions, on the one hand, and residential radon on the other. There are not enough studies to provide a basis for confirming or ruling out an association between radon exposure and COPD. Nonetheless, the most recent general population studies point to evidence of a possible association. In view of the heterogeneity of available studies, it is impossible to say whether this gas may or may not affect COPD morbidity and mortality, until such a time as further studies are carried out.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32425519
doi: 10.2147/COPD.S245982
pii: 245982
pmc: PMC7196197
doi:
Substances chimiques
Radon
Q74S4N8N1G
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Systematic Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
939-948Informations de copyright
© 2020 Conde-Sampayo et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have no conflicts of interest in this work.
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