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Meta-regressions suggest that increased vegetation was associated with higher thunderstorm asthma risk with reduced risk at greater distances from pollen collection sites.</p><p><strong>Impact statement: </strong>The phenomenon of thunderstorm asthma in the U.S. remains poorly studied due to geographically sparse pollen collection sites. Using a 19-city study, we demonstrate that incorporating environmental characteristics, such as land cover of allergic-type pollen-producing grasslands and deciduous trees, can improve the prediction of thunderstorm asthma risk at far distances from pollen monitors. By increasing the precision of pollen estimates, we can improve the estimation of thunderstorm asthma human health risks and potentially optimize decisions for new pollen collection sites.</p>","PeriodicalId":15684,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.7000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Can a single pollen measurement site provide exposure information for health research across an entire state? 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Can a single pollen measurement site provide exposure information for health research across an entire state? Results from a study of allergic-type asthma associated with thunderstorms (2007-2018).
Background: Thunderstorm asthma is an increase in severe asthma following thunderstorm events during high pollen conditions. However, sparse pollen measurements hinder epidemiological research of this phenomenon.
Objective: Is pollen measured at a single site predictive of thunderstorm asthma risk across a broad region?
Methods: We conducted a meta-analysis to estimate thunderstorm asthma risk on 19 city-level sites incorporating local weather and patient data but a single pollen site. We use meta-regression to explore effect modification by land cover and distance from pollen measurement location.
Results: Meta-analysis showed no evidence of a state-wide thunderstorm asthma effect. Meta-regressions suggest that increased vegetation was associated with higher thunderstorm asthma risk with reduced risk at greater distances from pollen collection sites.
Impact statement: The phenomenon of thunderstorm asthma in the U.S. remains poorly studied due to geographically sparse pollen collection sites. Using a 19-city study, we demonstrate that incorporating environmental characteristics, such as land cover of allergic-type pollen-producing grasslands and deciduous trees, can improve the prediction of thunderstorm asthma risk at far distances from pollen monitors. By increasing the precision of pollen estimates, we can improve the estimation of thunderstorm asthma human health risks and potentially optimize decisions for new pollen collection sites.
期刊介绍:
Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology (JESEE) aims to be the premier and authoritative source of information on advances in exposure science for professionals in a wide range of environmental and public health disciplines.
JESEE publishes original peer-reviewed research presenting significant advances in exposure science and exposure analysis, including development and application of the latest technologies for measuring exposures, and innovative computational approaches for translating novel data streams to characterize and predict exposures. The types of papers published in the research section of JESEE are original research articles, translation studies, and correspondence. Reported results should further understanding of the relationship between environmental exposure and human health, describe evaluated novel exposure science tools, or demonstrate potential of exposure science to enable decisions and actions that promote and protect human health.