Exposure to green space and pollen allergy symptom severity: A case-crossover study in Belgium.

Adult Allergens Belgium / epidemiology Betula Cross-Over Studies Humans Parks, Recreational Pollen Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / epidemiology
Air pollution Allergic rhinitis Biodiversity Birch pollen allergy Personal exposure

Journal

The Science of the total environment
ISSN: 1879-1026
Titre abrégé: Sci Total Environ
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 0330500

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
10 Aug 2021
Historique:
received: 14 01 2021
revised: 04 03 2021
accepted: 18 03 2021
pubmed: 4 4 2021
medline: 29 5 2021
entrez: 3 4 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

The prevalence of pollen allergy has increased due to urbanization, climate change and air pollution. The effects of green space and air pollution on respiratory health of pollen allergy patients are complex and best studied in spatio-temporal detail. We tracked 144 adults sensitized to Betulaceae pollen during the tree pollen season (January-May) of 2017 and 2018 and assessed their spatio-temporal exposure to green space, allergenic trees, air pollutants and birch pollen. Participants reported daily symptom severity scores. We extracted 404 case days with high symptom severity scores and matched these to 404 control days. The data were analyzed using conditional logistic regression with a 1:1 case-crossover design. Case days were associated with exposure to birch pollen concentration (100 grains/m Exposure to green space may mitigate tree pollen allergy symptom severity but only when the density of allergenic trees is low. Air pollutants contribute to more severe allergy symptoms. Spatio-temporal tracking allows for a more realistic exposure assessment.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
The prevalence of pollen allergy has increased due to urbanization, climate change and air pollution. The effects of green space and air pollution on respiratory health of pollen allergy patients are complex and best studied in spatio-temporal detail.
METHODS METHODS
We tracked 144 adults sensitized to Betulaceae pollen during the tree pollen season (January-May) of 2017 and 2018 and assessed their spatio-temporal exposure to green space, allergenic trees, air pollutants and birch pollen. Participants reported daily symptom severity scores. We extracted 404 case days with high symptom severity scores and matched these to 404 control days. The data were analyzed using conditional logistic regression with a 1:1 case-crossover design.
RESULTS RESULTS
Case days were associated with exposure to birch pollen concentration (100 grains/m
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
Exposure to green space may mitigate tree pollen allergy symptom severity but only when the density of allergenic trees is low. Air pollutants contribute to more severe allergy symptoms. Spatio-temporal tracking allows for a more realistic exposure assessment.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146682 PMID: 33812114
pubmed: 33812114
pii: S0048-9697(21)01750-2
doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146682
pii:
doi:

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Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Pagination

146682

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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

Auteurs

Michiel Stas (M)

Division Forest, Nature and Landscape, Department Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200E-2411, BE-3001 Leuven, Belgium; Measure, Model & Manage Bioresponses (M3-BIORES), Division Animal and Human Health Engineering, Department of Biosystems (BIOSYST), KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 30-2472, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: michiel.stas@kuleuven.be.

Raf Aerts (R)

Division Forest, Nature and Landscape, Department Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200E-2411, BE-3001 Leuven, Belgium; Risk and Health Impact Assessment, Sciensano (Belgian Institute of Health), J. Wytsmanstraat 14, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium; Division Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Conservation, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 31-3245, BE-3001 Leuven, Belgium; Center for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Campus Diepenbeek, Agoralaan Gebouw D, B-3590 Hasselt, Belgium; Mycology and Aerobiology, Sciensano (Belgian Institute of Health), J. Wytsmanstraat 14, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium. Electronic address: raf.aerts@kuleuven.be.

Marijke Hendrickx (M)

Mycology and Aerobiology, Sciensano (Belgian Institute of Health), J. Wytsmanstraat 14, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium. Electronic address: marijke.hendrickx@sciensano.be.

Andy Delcloo (A)

Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium, Ringlaan 3 Avenue Circulaire, B-1180 Brussels, Belgium; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ghent University, Proeftuinstraat 86, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. Electronic address: andy.delcloo@meteo.be.

Nicolas Dendoncker (N)

Department of Geography, University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium; Institute for Life, Earth and Environment (ILEE), University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium. Electronic address: nicolas.dendoncker@unamur.be.

Sebastien Dujardin (S)

Department of Geography, University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium; Institute for Life, Earth and Environment (ILEE), University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium. Electronic address: sebastien.dujardin@unamur.be.

Catherine Linard (C)

Department of Geography, University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium; Institute for Life, Earth and Environment (ILEE), University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium. Electronic address: catherine.linard@unamur.be.

Tim Nawrot (T)

Center for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Campus Diepenbeek, Agoralaan Gebouw D, B-3590 Hasselt, Belgium; Centre Environment and Health, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 35 blok d box 7001, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: tim.nawrot@uhasselt.be.

An Van Nieuwenhuyse (A)

Centre Environment and Health, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 35 blok d box 7001, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium; Department of Health Protection, Laboratoire national de santé (LNS), 1, Rue Louis Rech, L-3555 Dudelange, Luxembourg. Electronic address: an.vannieuwenhuyse@kuleuven.be.

Jean-Marie Aerts (JM)

Measure, Model & Manage Bioresponses (M3-BIORES), Division Animal and Human Health Engineering, Department of Biosystems (BIOSYST), KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 30-2472, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: jean-marie.aerts@kuleuven.be.

Jos Van Orshoven (J)

Division Forest, Nature and Landscape, Department Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200E-2411, BE-3001 Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: jos.vanorshoven@kuleuven.be.

Ben Somers (B)

Division Forest, Nature and Landscape, Department Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200E-2411, BE-3001 Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: ben.somers@kuleuven.be.

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Classifications MeSH

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questionsmedicales.fr › Facteurs biologiques › Antigènes › Allergènes › Exposure to green space and pollen allergy...
questionsmedicales.fr › Régions géographiques › Europe › Belgique › Exposure to green space and pollen allergy...
questionsmedicales.fr › Eucaryotes › Viridiplantae › Streptophyta › Embryophyta › Tracheobionta › Magnoliopsida › Rosanae › Fagales › Betulaceae › Betula › Exposure to green space and pollen allergy...
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