Background: PM exposure is associated with pulmonary and airway inflammation, and the health impact might vary by PM constitutes. This study evaluated the effects of increased short-term exposure to PM constituents on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)-related emergency department (ED) visits and determined the susceptible groups.
Methods: This retrospective observational study performed in a medical center from 2007 to 2010, and enrolled non-trauma patients aged >20 years who visited the emergency department (ED) and were diagnosed as COPD. Concentrations of PM, PM, and the four PM components, including organic carbon (OC), elemental carbon (EC), nitrate (NO), and sulfate (SO), were collected by three PM supersites in Kaohsiung City. We used an alternative design of the Poisson time series regression models called a time-stratified and case-crossover design to analyze the data.
Results: Per interquartile range (IQR) increment in PM level on lag 2 were associated with increments of 6.6% (95% confidence interval (CI), 0.5-13.0%) in risk of COPD exacerbation. An IQR increase in elemental carbon (EC) was significantly associated with an increment of 3.0% (95% CI, 0.1-5.9%) in risk of COPD exacerbation on lag 0. Meanwhile, an IQR increase in sulfate, nitrate, and OC levels was not significantly associated with COPD. Patients were more sensitive to the harmful effects of EC on COPD during the warm season (interaction = 0.019). The risk of COPD exacerbation after exposure to PM was higher in individuals who are currently smoking, with malignancy, or during cold season, but the differences did not achieve statistical significance.
Conclusion: PM and EC may play an important role in COPD events in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Patients were more susceptible to the adverse effects of EC on COPD on warm days.
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