Respiratory Health of the Children Living near the Petrochemical Estate in Ulsan.
- Author:
Choong Ryeol LEE
1
;
Cheol In YOO
;
Ji Ho LEE
;
Yangho KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Air pollutants;
Children;
Questionnaires;
FVC;
FEV1
- MeSH:
Air Pollutants;
Child*;
Humans;
Prevalence;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Respiratory Function Tests;
Respiratory System;
Ulsan*
- From:Korean Journal of Preventive Medicine
2000;33(2):174-183
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of low-level exposure of air pollutants on the respiratory tract of the children living near the petrochemical estate in Ulsan. METHODS: The study design was cross-sectional, and the study subjects consisted of 150 children(76 boys, 74 girls) living near the petrochemical estate and 100 children(53 boys, 47 girls) living in a suburban area. We investigated respiratory health using self-administered questionnaires(ATS-DLD-78), radiological examination, and pulmonary function test such as FVC and FEV1. RESULTS: There were higher prevalence rates of respiratory symptoms in the children living near the petrochemical estate than the children living in a suburban area. And the results of FVC and FEV1 of 11-years old children living near the petrochemical estate were lower than those of the children living in a suburban area. CONCLUSIONS: Chronic exposure of low-level air pollutants would affect respiratory health of the children. Therefore, further a longitudinal study of respiratory health will be needed for children living near the petrochemical estate in Ulsan.
