RRC ID |
63873
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著者 |
Donovan GH, Landry SM, Gatziolis D.
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タイトル |
The natural environment, plant diversity, and adult asthma: A retrospective observational study using the CDC's 500 Cities Project Data.
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ジャーナル |
Health Place
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Abstract |
A wealth of evidence links microbial exposure to better human immune function. However, few studies have examined whether exposure to plant diversity is protective of immune diseases, despite the fact that plant leaves support ~1026 bacterial cells. Using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 500 cities project data, we found that a 1-SD increase in exposure to taxonomic plant diversity is associated with a 5.3 (95% CI: 4.2-6.4; p < 0.001) percentage-point decline in Census-tract level adult-asthma rate. In contrast, A 1-SD increase in overall greenness exposure (measured using the normalized difference vegetation index) was associated with a 3.8 (95% CI: 2.9-4.8; p < 0.001) percentage-point increase in adult-asthma rate. Interactions between air pollution and both overall greenness and plant diversity were positive, suggesting that air pollution may potentiate the allergic effects of plant pollen. Results show that the relationship between the natural environment and asthma may be more complex than previously thought, and the combination of air pollution and plant pollen may be a particular risk factor for asthma in adults.
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巻・号 |
67
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ページ |
102494
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公開日 |
2020-12-13
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DOI |
10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102494
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PII |
S1353-8292(20)31888-8
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PMID |
33321458
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MeSH |
Adult
Air Pollutants* / analysis
Air Pollutants* / toxicity
Air Pollution* / analysis
Air Pollution* / statistics & numerical data
Asthma* / epidemiology
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.
Cities
Environment
Humans
United States / epidemiology
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IF |
3.29
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リソース情報 |
GBIF |
Plant Specimen Database of Tama Forest Science Garden, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Japan
Seaweed (Plantae) Collection of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, Kyoto University
Flora of Japan Specimen Database
Plant Specimens collections of the Kyushu University Museum
AIS Wildtype Populations of Arabidopsis
Bryophyte specimens of National Museum of Nature and Science (TNS)
Plant specimens in the Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Plant specimens deposited in Osaka Museum of Natural History, Japan
Herbarium Specimens of Bonin and Ryukyu Islands |