2022
Yes
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/8/4580
Isa, Khairul Nizam Mohd
Asia
Epidemiology Study
Students
Middle/Jr High (6-8)
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Particulate Matter (PM)
Temperature
Humidity
Fungi
Respiratory symptoms
Feno
School children
Urban
suburban
indoor pollutants
We found that the median of FeNO in the school children from urban areas (22.0 ppb, IQR = 32.0) were slightly higher as compared to the suburban group (19.5 ppb, IQR = 24.0). After adjustment of potential confounders, the two-level hierarchical multiple logistic regression models showed that the concentrations of PM2.5 were significantly associated with elevated of FeNO (>20 ppb) in school children from suburban (OR = 1.42, 95% CI = 1.17-1.72) and urban (OR = 1.30, 95% CI = 1.10-1.91) areas. Despite the concentrations of NO2 being below the local and international recommendation guidelines, NO2 was found to be significantly associated with the elevated FeNO levels among school children from suburban areas (OR = 1.11, 95% CI = 1.06-1.17). The findings of this study support the evidence of indoor pollutants in the school micro-environment associated with FeNO levels among school children from suburban and urban areas.