The Association Between Short-Term Air Pollution Exposure and Post-Adolescent Acne: The Evidence from a Time Series Analysis in Xi’an, China

Xiang Li,1,2,* Shu-Jie An,3,* Xiao-Ling Liu,1,* Ai-Ling Ji,4 Yi Cao,5 Ying Xiang,1 Xiang-Yu Ma,1 Qin Hu,1 Zhi-Quan Yuan,1 Ya-Fei Li,1 Yuan-Gang Lu,2 Tong-Jian Cai1 1Department of Epidemiology, College of Preventive Medicine, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical Uni...

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Main Authors: Li X, An SJ, Liu XL, Ji AL, Cao Y, Xiang Y, Ma XY, Hu Q, Yuan ZQ, Li YF, Lu YG, Cai TJ
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Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/the-association-between-short-term-air-pollution-exposure-and-post-ado-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-CCID
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author Li X
An SJ
Liu XL
Ji AL
Cao Y
Xiang Y
Ma XY
Hu Q
Yuan ZQ
Li YF
Lu YG
Cai TJ
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An SJ
Liu XL
Ji AL
Cao Y
Xiang Y
Ma XY
Hu Q
Yuan ZQ
Li YF
Lu YG
Cai TJ
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description Xiang Li,1,2,* Shu-Jie An,3,* Xiao-Ling Liu,1,* Ai-Ling Ji,4 Yi Cao,5 Ying Xiang,1 Xiang-Yu Ma,1 Qin Hu,1 Zhi-Quan Yuan,1 Ya-Fei Li,1 Yuan-Gang Lu,2 Tong-Jian Cai1 1Department of Epidemiology, College of Preventive Medicine, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 3Medical Department, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi’an, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Preventive Medicine & Chongqing Engineering Research Center of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Health Economics Management, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi’an, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yuan-Gang LuDepartment of Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 10 Changjiang Branch Road, Daping, Chongqing, 400042, People’s Republic of ChinaTel +86-23-68757597Fax +86-23-68757596Email skin515@163.comTong-Jian Cai Email ctjcsl@fmmu.edu.cnBackground: Post-adolescent acne is a common skin disease faced by adults. However, whether air pollution (AP) serves as a risk factor for post-adolescent acne remains elusive.Aim: To determine the relationship between short-term AP exposure (within 7 days) and outpatient visits for post-adolescent acne.Methods: Daily outpatient visit data for post-adolescent acne and routinely AP data between 2010 and 2013 were collected from Xi’an, China. A generalized additive regression model was used to analyze the relationship between outpatient visits for post-adolescent acne and short-term ambient AP exposure. The gender-specific analyses were conducted as well.Results: Totally, 27,190 outpatient visits for post-adolescent acne were included. The results revealed that a 10 μg/m3 increase in PM10, SO2, and NO2 at lag 0– 7 day was associated with the increase of outpatient visits for post-adolescent acne at 0.84% (95% CI: 0.53%, 1.16%), 1.61% (95% CI: 0.12%, 3.10%), and 3.50% (95% CI: 1.60%, 5.40%), respectively. The significant positive associations of PM10, SO2, and NO2 were found at both single-lag models and moving average models. The gender-specific analyses showed that the effect estimates of PM10 was stronger for females than for males, while there was no observed gender difference in the effects of SO2 and NO2.Conclusion: Short-term exposure to AP was associated with increased outpatient visits for post-adolescent acne, especially for females in the effects of PM10.Keywords: short-term, air pollution, post-adolescent acne, adult acne, time-series analysis
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spelling doaj.art-b502931479a246fc9bc9e15893e57fa32022-12-21T19:51:28ZengDove Medical PressClinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology1178-70152021-06-01Volume 1472373166265The Association Between Short-Term Air Pollution Exposure and Post-Adolescent Acne: The Evidence from a Time Series Analysis in Xi’an, ChinaLi XAn SJLiu XLJi ALCao YXiang YMa XYHu QYuan ZQLi YFLu YGCai TJXiang Li,1,2,* Shu-Jie An,3,* Xiao-Ling Liu,1,* Ai-Ling Ji,4 Yi Cao,5 Ying Xiang,1 Xiang-Yu Ma,1 Qin Hu,1 Zhi-Quan Yuan,1 Ya-Fei Li,1 Yuan-Gang Lu,2 Tong-Jian Cai1 1Department of Epidemiology, College of Preventive Medicine, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 3Medical Department, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi’an, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Preventive Medicine & Chongqing Engineering Research Center of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Health Economics Management, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), Xi’an, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yuan-Gang LuDepartment of Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, 10 Changjiang Branch Road, Daping, Chongqing, 400042, People’s Republic of ChinaTel +86-23-68757597Fax +86-23-68757596Email skin515@163.comTong-Jian Cai Email ctjcsl@fmmu.edu.cnBackground: Post-adolescent acne is a common skin disease faced by adults. However, whether air pollution (AP) serves as a risk factor for post-adolescent acne remains elusive.Aim: To determine the relationship between short-term AP exposure (within 7 days) and outpatient visits for post-adolescent acne.Methods: Daily outpatient visit data for post-adolescent acne and routinely AP data between 2010 and 2013 were collected from Xi’an, China. A generalized additive regression model was used to analyze the relationship between outpatient visits for post-adolescent acne and short-term ambient AP exposure. The gender-specific analyses were conducted as well.Results: Totally, 27,190 outpatient visits for post-adolescent acne were included. The results revealed that a 10 μg/m3 increase in PM10, SO2, and NO2 at lag 0– 7 day was associated with the increase of outpatient visits for post-adolescent acne at 0.84% (95% CI: 0.53%, 1.16%), 1.61% (95% CI: 0.12%, 3.10%), and 3.50% (95% CI: 1.60%, 5.40%), respectively. The significant positive associations of PM10, SO2, and NO2 were found at both single-lag models and moving average models. The gender-specific analyses showed that the effect estimates of PM10 was stronger for females than for males, while there was no observed gender difference in the effects of SO2 and NO2.Conclusion: Short-term exposure to AP was associated with increased outpatient visits for post-adolescent acne, especially for females in the effects of PM10.Keywords: short-term, air pollution, post-adolescent acne, adult acne, time-series analysishttps://www.dovepress.com/the-association-between-short-term-air-pollution-exposure-and-post-ado-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-CCIDshort-termair pollutionpost-adolescent acneadult acnetime-series analysis.
spellingShingle Li X
An SJ
Liu XL
Ji AL
Cao Y
Xiang Y
Ma XY
Hu Q
Yuan ZQ
Li YF
Lu YG
Cai TJ
The Association Between Short-Term Air Pollution Exposure and Post-Adolescent Acne: The Evidence from a Time Series Analysis in Xi’an, China
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology
short-term
air pollution
post-adolescent acne
adult acne
time-series analysis.
title The Association Between Short-Term Air Pollution Exposure and Post-Adolescent Acne: The Evidence from a Time Series Analysis in Xi’an, China
title_full The Association Between Short-Term Air Pollution Exposure and Post-Adolescent Acne: The Evidence from a Time Series Analysis in Xi’an, China
title_fullStr The Association Between Short-Term Air Pollution Exposure and Post-Adolescent Acne: The Evidence from a Time Series Analysis in Xi’an, China
title_full_unstemmed The Association Between Short-Term Air Pollution Exposure and Post-Adolescent Acne: The Evidence from a Time Series Analysis in Xi’an, China
title_short The Association Between Short-Term Air Pollution Exposure and Post-Adolescent Acne: The Evidence from a Time Series Analysis in Xi’an, China
title_sort association between short term air pollution exposure and post adolescent acne the evidence from a time series analysis in xi rsquo an china
topic short-term
air pollution
post-adolescent acne
adult acne
time-series analysis.
url https://www.dovepress.com/the-association-between-short-term-air-pollution-exposure-and-post-ado-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-CCID
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