Change in F per 10-μg/m increase in PM () in subjects not prescribed ICS and () in subjects prescribed ICS therapy

Abstract

<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Children with Asthma and Short-Term PM Exposure in Seattle"</p><p>Environmental Health Perspectives 2005;113(12):1791-1794.</p><p>Published online 8 Aug 2005</p><p>PMCID:PMC1314923.</p><p>This is an Open Access article: verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose, provided this notice is preserved along with the article's original DOI.</p> TEOM readings were averaged from three central sites (Lynnwood, Lake Forest Park, and Kent) for hourly lags from 1 to 48. Model adjusted for temperature, relative humidity, and age. One-hour averaged PM concentrations ranged from 8.3 μg/m at 3-hr lag to 15.2 at 8-hr lag, suggesting that short time-lag periods rather than peak values may determine this health outcome. Error bars indicate 95% confidence intervals