COPD Exacerbations, Air Pollutant Fluctuations, and Individual-Level Factors in the Pandemic Era
O<sub>x</sub> exposure was consistently associated with symptom-based COPD exacerbations, and female gender, co-morbid asthma, and blood eosinophilia were found to be relevant risk factors.
Authors
- Bryan Ross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9974-7216)
- Darcy D. Marciniuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0166-1452)
- Jean Bourbeau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7649-038X)
- Kenneth R. Chapman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2498-9859)
- Denis E. O’Donnell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7593-2433)
- Don D. Sin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0756-6643)
- Dany Doiron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7781-0085)
- Shawn David Aaron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4762-3542)
- Brandie Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9899-0481)
- François Maltais (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6809-4651)
- Simon Rousseau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8773-575X)
- Paul Hernandez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2052-0102)
- Wan C. Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9289-3595)
- Pei Zhi Li
- Sahar Mikaeeli
Institutions
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Queen's University (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
- Toronto General Hospital (CA)
- University of Saskatchewan (CA)
- Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (CA)
- St. Paul's Hospital (CA)
- Université Laval (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of COPD
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/copd.s498088
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.20
Funders
- AstraZeneca
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Johns Hopkins University
- AstraZeneca Canada
- University of Ottawa
- McGill University
- McGill University Health Centre
- Government of Canada
- Dalhousie University
- Queen's University
- University of Toronto
- Reseau canadien de recherche respiratoire
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé