The Association Between Air Pollution Exposure and White Blood Cell Counts: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey in South Korea
Jihye Lee, Hee-Young Yoon, Sabina Galiniak, Marek Biesiadecki · 2024
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Jihye Lee and Hee-Young Yoon studied in 2024 links between air pollution exposure and white blood cell counts in South Korea, using a national health survey of nearly fifty-five thousand people. White cell counts reflect inflammation, but how pollution timing matters was unclear. Exposure was averaged over spans from one day to five years for six pollutants.
Patterns split by pollutant and by time span. Some fine particles linked to lower counts over short spans but higher counts over years. Nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide mostly linked to higher counts, while ozone and sulfur dioxide leaned the other way in short spans. The authors stress that pollution's effect on inflammation depends on both the pollutant and the exposure window.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jihye Lee, Hee-Young Yoon, Sabina Galiniak, Marek Biesiadecki |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 44 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |