FENO Concentrations in World Trade Center Responders and Controls, 6 Years Post-9/11
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Matthew P. Mauer • Rebecca Hoen • David Jourd’heuil
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
The aim of this study was to evaluate whether underlying respiratory disease may be revealed by offline fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) testing among a cohort of New York State (NYS) World Trade Center (WTC) responders in comparison with a control group of similar but unexposed NYS employees, 6 years post-9/11. Participants (92 exposed, 141 unexposed) provided two breath samples that were collected in Mylar bags and sent to a central laboratory for FENO testing. Participants also completed a brief questionnaire. Ambient air pollution was characterized using particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone concentration data from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation air-monitoring sites closest to each testing site for each day of sample collection. WTC exposure did not appear to be associated with elevated FENO concentrations. FENO concentrations were higher on days with elevated levels of PM2.5 (C35 lg/m3) and ozone (C0.08 ppm). FENO concentrations were higher in men and lower in smokers. Our results do not suggest an association between WTC exposure and elevated FENO concentrations, 6 years post-9/11, in this moderately exposed cohort of responders. Results do suggest that FENO concentrations were elevated in relation to higher levels of ambient air pollutants. Our results also offer useful reference values for future research involving FENO testing. This study demonstrates that offline FENO testing is a useful method for epidemiological studies requiring collection of samples in the field, potentially over a broad geographic area.
Lung (2011) 189:295–303 DOI 10.1007/s00408-011-9307-2 Received: 23 November 2010 / Accepted: 27 May 2011 / Published online: 12 June 2011
