Association between Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Prevalence of Allergic Diseases in Children, Seoul, Korea
Table 2
Associations between two TRAP exposures and three allergic diseases in 14,765 children from the Seoul Atopy Friendly School Project Survey in 2010 in Seoul, Korea.
Model 1
Model 2
Model 3
95% CI
95% CI
95% CI
Proximity
Atopic eczema
≤150 m
1.16
(1.02–1.32)
1.15
(1.01–1.31)
1.15
(1.01–1.32)
150–300 m
1.17
(1.02–1.34)
1.17
(1.03–1.34)
1.17
(1.03–1.34)
300–500 m
1.16
(1.01–1.33)
1.16
(1.01–1.33)
1.16
(1.01–1.34)
>500 m
1.00
1.00
1.00
Asthma
0–150 m
0.95
(0.80–1.13)
0.94
(0.79–1.12)
0.93
(0.78–1.11)
150–300 m
1.13
(0.95–1.34)
1.12
(0.95–1.33)
1.11
(0.93–1.32)
300–500 m
1.01
(0.85–1.21)
1.01
(0.84–1.21)
1.00
(0.83–1.20)
>500 m
1.00
1.00
1.00
Allergic rhinitis
0–150 m
0.96
(0.87–1.05)
0.96
(0.87–1.06)
0.97
(0.88–1.07)
150–300 m
1.03
(0.93–1.14)
1.03
(0.93–1.14)
1.05
(0.95–1.16)
300–500 m
0.99
(0.89–1.10)
1.00
(0.90–1.10)
1.00
(0.90–1.12)
>500 m
1.00
1.00
1.00
Density for an interquartile range increment (13,120 m2)
Atopic eczema
1.08
(1.02–1.16)
1.08
(1.01–1.15)
1.08
(1.01–1.15)
Asthma
0.95
(0.87–1.05)
0.95
(0.87–1.04)
0.94
(0.86–1.03)
Allergic rhinitis
0.97
(0.92–1.02)
0.97
(0.92–1.03)
0.97
(0.92–1.03)
ratio (OR) adjusted for sex and age; adjusted for sex, age, household monthly income, body mass index, and history of breastfeeding; adjusted for sex, age, household monthly income, body mass index, history of breastfeeding, and random effects for school and residential area.
