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16416755

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-1-18
pubmed:abstractText
To assess the association between air pollution and health-related quality of life (HRQOL), we performed an ecological study by a two-stage stratified random sampling of the Japanese general population. A total of 3395 subjects, aged 16 and older, filled out questionnaires, including the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36). Air pollutants examined in this study were nitrogen oxides (NOx) and suspended particulate matter (SPM). We used analysis of covariance to estimate the mean differences for each SF-36 domain among four groups categorized according to concentrations of air pollutants to which they were exposed. We observed a significant linear trend of a lower 'vitality' domain score in the SF-36 in groups exposed to higher concentrations of NOx (p = 0.013). The results of the present study are important for, and needed by, public health policy makers, because assessing the health effects of air pollution by measuring the HRQOL would provide a new method for formulating air pollution policies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0960-3123
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
383-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-8-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Association between ambient air pollution and health-related quality of life in Japan: ecological study.
pubmed:affiliation
Epidemiology and Exposure Assessment Section, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba 305-8506, Japan. yamazaki.shin@nies.go.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't