Simon I, Charpin D
Département des maladies respiratoires, centre hospitalier de Le Mans, 194, avenue Rubillard, 72037 Le Mans, France.
Rev Mal Respir. 2010 Jun;27(6):625-38. doi: 10.1016/j.rmr.2010.04.007. Epub 2010 May 24.
Epidemiological studies on air pollution have mainly been interested in the effects of short- or long-term exposure on patients suffering from respiratory illnesses. Fewer studies have addressed the acute effects of air pollution on respiratory symptoms in the general population.
We conducted a review of the literature over the last 16years that has addressed the impact of atmospheric pollution on respiratory symptoms in the general population to estimate the magnitude of effect. The majority of studies demonstrated a significant association between exposure to air pollutants and the occurrence of respiratory symptoms, without any threshold.
Although a link between atmospheric pollution and respiratory symptoms has been demonstrated, knowledge of the effects of specific air pollutants and the effect of pollution on particular vulnerable groups (infants, young children, the elderly) is still limited.
There is a need for further studies in this area.
空气污染的流行病学研究主要关注短期或长期暴露于空气污染对呼吸系统疾病患者的影响。针对空气污染对普通人群呼吸道症状的急性影响的研究较少。
我们对过去16年中关于大气污染对普通人群呼吸道症状影响的文献进行了综述，以评估影响程度。大多数研究表明，暴露于空气污染物与呼吸道症状的发生之间存在显著关联，且无任何阈值。
尽管已经证明大气污染与呼吸道症状之间存在联系，但对于特定空气污染物的影响以及污染对特定弱势群体（婴儿、幼儿、老年人）的影响的了解仍然有限。
该领域需要进一步开展研究。
