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Pollen Exposure and Cardiopulmonary Health Impacts in Adelaide, South Australia

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  • Monika Nitschke

    (Department for Health and Wellbeing, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
    School of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia)

  • David Simon

    (Department for Health and Wellbeing, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia)

  • Keith Dear

    (School of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia)

  • Kamalesh Venugopal

    (Wellbeing SA, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia)

  • Hubertus Jersmann

    (Department of Thoracic Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
    School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia)

  • Katrina Lyne

    (Department for Health and Wellbeing, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia)

Abstract

(1) Background: Limited research has suggested that cardiopulmonary health outcomes should be considered in relation to pollen exposure. This study sets out to test the relationship between pollen types (grasses, trees, weeds) and cardiovascular, lower respiratory and COPD health outcomes using 15 years (2003–2017) of data gathered in Adelaide, South Australia; (2) Methods: A time-series analysis by months was conducted using cardiopulmonary data from hospital admissions, emergency presentations and ambulance callouts in relation to daily pollen concentrations in children (0–17) for lower respiratory outcomes and for adults (18+). Incidence rate ratios (IRR) were calculated over lags from 0 to 7 days; (3) Results: IRR increases in cardiovascular outcomes in March, May, and October were related to grass pollen, while increases in July, November, and December were related to tree pollen. IRRs ranged from IRR 1.05 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.00–1.10) to 1.25 (95% CI 1.12–1.40). COPD increases related to grass pollen occurred only in May. Pollen-related increases were observed for lower respiratory outcomes in adults and in children; (4) Conclusion: Notable increases in pollen-related associations with cardiopulmonary outcomes were not restricted to any one season. Prevention measures for pollen-related health effects should be widened to consider cardiopulmonary outcomes.

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  • Monika Nitschke & David Simon & Keith Dear & Kamalesh Venugopal & Hubertus Jersmann & Katrina Lyne, 2022. "Pollen Exposure and Cardiopulmonary Health Impacts in Adelaide, South Australia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(15), pages 1-13, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:15:p:9093-:d:871931
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