Open AccessHousehold Levels of Nitrogen Dioxide and Pediatric Asthma Severity
Author(s) -
Kathleen Belanger,
Theodore R. Holford,
Janneane F. Gent,
Melissa E. Hill,
Julie M. Kezik,
Brian P. Leaderer
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0b013e318280e2ac
Subject(s) - wheeze , asthma , medicine , confidence interval , odds ratio , environmental health , asthma attack , nitrogen dioxide , logistic regression , chemistry , organic chemistry
Adverse respiratory effects in children with asthma are associated with exposures to nitrogen dioxide (NO2). Levels indoors can be much higher than outdoors. Primary indoor sources of NO2 are gas stoves, which are used for cooking by one-third of U.S. households. We investigated the effects of indoor NO2 exposure on asthma severity among an ethnically and economically diverse sample of children, controlling for season and indoor allergen exposure.