Severe volcanic SO2 exposure and respiratory morbidity in the Icelandic population – a register study
The study was funded by the Icelandic Ministry of Health. Publisher Copyright: © 2021, The Author(s). BACKGROUND: The Holuhraun volcanic eruption September 2014 to February 2015 emitted large amounts of sulfur dioxide (SO 2). The aim of this study was to determine the association between volcanic SO...
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Eldgosið í Eyjafjallajökli Öndunarfærasjúkdómar Holuhraun Lýðheilsa Atmospheric transport Epidemiology Public health Respiratory disease Volcanic eruption Humans Middle Aged Male Volcanic Eruptions/adverse effects Young Adult Sulfur Dioxide/adverse effects Adult Female Registries Anti-Asthmatic Agents/therapeutic use Respiratory Tract Diseases/drug therapy Morbidity Air Pollutants/adverse effects Adolescent Office Visits/statistics & numerical data Aged Iceland/epidemiology Primary Health Care Emergency Service Hospital/statistics & numerical data Environmental Exposure/adverse effects Environmental and Occupational Health Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis |
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Eldgosið í Eyjafjallajökli Öndunarfærasjúkdómar Holuhraun Lýðheilsa Atmospheric transport Epidemiology Public health Respiratory disease Volcanic eruption Humans Middle Aged Male Volcanic Eruptions/adverse effects Young Adult Sulfur Dioxide/adverse effects Adult Female Registries Anti-Asthmatic Agents/therapeutic use Respiratory Tract Diseases/drug therapy Morbidity Air Pollutants/adverse effects Adolescent Office Visits/statistics & numerical data Aged Iceland/epidemiology Primary Health Care Emergency Service Hospital/statistics & numerical data Environmental Exposure/adverse effects Environmental and Occupational Health Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Carlsen, Hanne Krage Valdimarsdóttir, Unnur Anna Briem, Haraldur Dominici, Francesca Finnbjörnsdóttir, Ragnhildur Guðrún Jóhannsson, Þorsteinn Aspelund, Thor Gíslason, Þórarinn Guðnason, Þórólfur Severe volcanic SO2 exposure and respiratory morbidity in the Icelandic population – a register study |
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Eldgosið í Eyjafjallajökli Öndunarfærasjúkdómar Holuhraun Lýðheilsa Atmospheric transport Epidemiology Public health Respiratory disease Volcanic eruption Humans Middle Aged Male Volcanic Eruptions/adverse effects Young Adult Sulfur Dioxide/adverse effects Adult Female Registries Anti-Asthmatic Agents/therapeutic use Respiratory Tract Diseases/drug therapy Morbidity Air Pollutants/adverse effects Adolescent Office Visits/statistics & numerical data Aged Iceland/epidemiology Primary Health Care Emergency Service Hospital/statistics & numerical data Environmental Exposure/adverse effects Environmental and Occupational Health Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis |
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The study was funded by the Icelandic Ministry of Health. Publisher Copyright: © 2021, The Author(s). BACKGROUND: The Holuhraun volcanic eruption September 2014 to February 2015 emitted large amounts of sulfur dioxide (SO 2). The aim of this study was to determine the association between volcanic SO 2 gases on general population respiratory health some 250 km from the eruption site, in the Icelandic capital area. METHODS: Respiratory health outcomes were: asthma medication dispensing (AMD) from the Icelandic Medicines Register, medical doctor consultations in primary care (PCMD) and hospital emergency department visits (HED) in Reykjavík (population: 215000) for respiratory disease from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2014. The associations between daily counts of health events and daily mean SO 2 concentration and high SO 2 levels (24-h mean SO 2 > 125 μg/m3) were analysed using generalized additive models. RESULTS: After the eruption began, AMD was higher than before (129.4 vs. 158.4 individuals per day, p < 0.05). For PCMD and HED, there were no significant differences between the number of daily events before and after the eruption (142.2 vs 144.8 and 18.3 vs 17.5, respectively). In regression analysis adjusted for other pollutants, SO 2 was associated with estimated increases in AMD by 0.99% (95% CI 0.39-1.58%) per 10 μg/m 3 at lag 0-2, in PCMD for respiratory causes 1.26% (95% CI 0.72-1.80%) per 10 μg/m 3 SO 2 at lag 0-2, and in HED by 1.02% (95% CI 0.02-2.03%) per 10 μg/m 3 SO 2 at lag 0-2. For days over the health limit, the estimated increases were 10.9% (95% CI 2.1-19.6%), 17.2% (95% CI 10.0-24.4%) for AMD and PCMD. Dispensing of short-acting medication increased significantly by 1.09% (95% CI 0.49-1.70%), and PCMD for respiratory infections and asthma and COPD diagnoses and increased significantly by 1.12% (95% CI 0.54-1.71%) and 2.08% (1.13-3.04%). CONCLUSION: High levels of volcanic SO 2 are associated with increases in dispensing of AMD, and health care utilization in primary and tertiary ... |
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Carlsen, Hanne Krage Valdimarsdóttir, Unnur Anna Briem, Haraldur Dominici, Francesca Finnbjörnsdóttir, Ragnhildur Guðrún Jóhannsson, Þorsteinn Aspelund, Thor Gíslason, Þórarinn Guðnason, Þórólfur |
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Carlsen, Hanne Krage Valdimarsdóttir, Unnur Anna Briem, Haraldur Dominici, Francesca Finnbjörnsdóttir, Ragnhildur Guðrún Jóhannsson, Þorsteinn Aspelund, Thor Gíslason, Þórarinn Guðnason, Þórólfur |
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Severe volcanic SO2 exposure and respiratory morbidity in the Icelandic population – a register study |
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Severe volcanic SO2 exposure and respiratory morbidity in the Icelandic population – a register study |
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Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source; 20(1) http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85101855580&partnerID=8YFLogxK Carlsen , H K , Valdimarsdóttir , U A , Briem , H , Dominici , F , Finnbjörnsdóttir , R G , Jóhannsson , Þ , Aspelund , T , Gíslason , Þ & Guðnason , Þ 2021 , ' Severe volcanic SO 2 exposure and respiratory morbidity in the Icelandic population – a register study ' , Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source , vol. 20 , no. 1 , 23 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-021-00698-y 1476-069X 38462333 9b91f9f7-5575-4062-b94e-70827e3576e6 85101855580 33639965 000622725500001 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2852 doi:10.1186/s12940-021-00698-y |
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ftopinvisindi:oai:opinvisindi.is:20.500.11815/2852 2023-11-12T04:19:39+01:00 Severe volcanic SO2 exposure and respiratory morbidity in the Icelandic population – a register study Carlsen, Hanne Krage Valdimarsdóttir, Unnur Anna Briem, Haraldur Dominici, Francesca Finnbjörnsdóttir, Ragnhildur Guðrún Jóhannsson, Þorsteinn Aspelund, Thor Gíslason, Þórarinn Guðnason, Þórólfur Faculty of Medicine 2021-02-27 990286 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2852 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-021-00698-y en eng Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source; 20(1) http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85101855580&partnerID=8YFLogxK Carlsen , H K , Valdimarsdóttir , U A , Briem , H , Dominici , F , Finnbjörnsdóttir , R G , Jóhannsson , Þ , Aspelund , T , Gíslason , Þ & Guðnason , Þ 2021 , ' Severe volcanic SO 2 exposure and respiratory morbidity in the Icelandic population – a register study ' , Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source , vol. 20 , no. 1 , 23 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-021-00698-y 1476-069X 38462333 9b91f9f7-5575-4062-b94e-70827e3576e6 85101855580 33639965 000622725500001 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2852 doi:10.1186/s12940-021-00698-y info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Eldgosið í Eyjafjallajökli Öndunarfærasjúkdómar Holuhraun Lýðheilsa Atmospheric transport Epidemiology Public health Respiratory disease Volcanic eruption Humans Middle Aged Male Volcanic Eruptions/adverse effects Young Adult Sulfur Dioxide/adverse effects Adult Female Registries Anti-Asthmatic Agents/therapeutic use Respiratory Tract Diseases/drug therapy Morbidity Air Pollutants/adverse effects Adolescent Office Visits/statistics & numerical data Aged Iceland/epidemiology Primary Health Care Emergency Service Hospital/statistics & numerical data Environmental Exposure/adverse effects Environmental and Occupational Health Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis /dk/atira/pure/researchoutput/researchoutputtypes/contributiontojournal/article 2021 ftopinvisindi https://doi.org/20.500.11815/285210.1186/s12940-021-00698-y 2023-11-01T23:55:16Z The study was funded by the Icelandic Ministry of Health. Publisher Copyright: © 2021, The Author(s). BACKGROUND: The Holuhraun volcanic eruption September 2014 to February 2015 emitted large amounts of sulfur dioxide (SO 2). The aim of this study was to determine the association between volcanic SO 2 gases on general population respiratory health some 250 km from the eruption site, in the Icelandic capital area. METHODS: Respiratory health outcomes were: asthma medication dispensing (AMD) from the Icelandic Medicines Register, medical doctor consultations in primary care (PCMD) and hospital emergency department visits (HED) in Reykjavík (population: 215000) for respiratory disease from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2014. The associations between daily counts of health events and daily mean SO 2 concentration and high SO 2 levels (24-h mean SO 2 > 125 μg/m3) were analysed using generalized additive models. RESULTS: After the eruption began, AMD was higher than before (129.4 vs. 158.4 individuals per day, p < 0.05). For PCMD and HED, there were no significant differences between the number of daily events before and after the eruption (142.2 vs 144.8 and 18.3 vs 17.5, respectively). In regression analysis adjusted for other pollutants, SO 2 was associated with estimated increases in AMD by 0.99% (95% CI 0.39-1.58%) per 10 μg/m 3 at lag 0-2, in PCMD for respiratory causes 1.26% (95% CI 0.72-1.80%) per 10 μg/m 3 SO 2 at lag 0-2, and in HED by 1.02% (95% CI 0.02-2.03%) per 10 μg/m 3 SO 2 at lag 0-2. For days over the health limit, the estimated increases were 10.9% (95% CI 2.1-19.6%), 17.2% (95% CI 10.0-24.4%) for AMD and PCMD. Dispensing of short-acting medication increased significantly by 1.09% (95% CI 0.49-1.70%), and PCMD for respiratory infections and asthma and COPD diagnoses and increased significantly by 1.12% (95% CI 0.54-1.71%) and 2.08% (1.13-3.04%). CONCLUSION: High levels of volcanic SO 2 are associated with increases in dispensing of AMD, and health care utilization in primary and tertiary ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Reykjavík Reykjavík Opin vísindi (Iceland) Holuhraun ENVELOPE(-16.831,-16.831,64.852,64.852) Reykjavík Environmental Health 20 1 |