Geographic differences of Asian dust health effect in East Asian countiresn

• Project/Area Number: 25860462
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Hygiene and public health
• Research Institution: Hiroshima University
• Principal Investigator: Kashima Saori 広島大学, 医歯薬保健学研究院, 助教 (30581699)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
• Keywords: 大気汚染 / 黄砂 / 循環器系疾患 / 呼吸器系疾患 / 救急搬送 / 死亡 / 健康影響 / 環境保健

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We aimed to evaluate the impact of Asian dust on mortality and disease onset in East Asian countries. While desert dust may modify the associations between anthropogenic air pollution and health outcomes, and it may also induce direct effects on human health. We evaluated the potential double role of Asian dust.
We then found that Asian dust had adverse effects on all-cause, circulatory, and respiratory morbidity and modified the effect of SPM on circulatory and respiratory disease. In addition, adverse health effects on all-cause and cerebrovascular disease mortality were observed in South Korea and Japan. However, the effects of Asian dust differed across the cities and adverse effects were more apparent in cities closer to Asian dust sources.
To efforts towards reducing the adverse health effects caused by transboundary pollutants, local air pollution policies, such as setting up Asian dust monitoring sites, should be considered in connection with regional policies.

Research Products

• [Int'l Joint Research] Seoul National University(韓国)
• [Journal Article] Asian dust effect on cause-specific mortality in five cities across South Korea and Japan (2016)
  • Author(s): Kashima S, Yorifuji T, Bae S, Honda Y, Lim YH, Hong YC
  • Journal Title: Atmos Environ Volume: 128 Pages: 20-27
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.12.063
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Association between remoteness to a health care facility and incidence of ambulance calls in rural areas of Japan (2015)
  • Author(s): Kashima S, Inoue K, Matsumoto M, Eboshida A, Takeuchi K
  • Journal Title: Health Serv Res Manag Epidemiol Volume: 2 Pages: 1-6
  • DOI: 10.1177/2333392815598294
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Non-Linear Concentration-Response Relationships between Ambient Ozone and Daily Mortality (2015)
  • Author(s): Bae S, Lim YH, Kashima S, Yorifuji T, Honda Y, Kim H, Hong YC
  • Journal Title: PLoS One Volume: 10 Issue: 6 Pages: e0129423-e0129423
  • DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129423
  • NAID: 120007130095
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Prevalence and characteristics of non-obese diabetes in Japanese men and women: the Yuport Medical Checkup Center Study (2015)
  • Author(s): Kashima S, Inoue K, Matsumoto M, Akimoto K
  • Journal Title: J Diabetes Volume: 7 Issue: 4 Pages: 523-30
  • DOI: 10.1111/1753-0407.12213
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Health impact assessment of PM10 and PM2.5 in 27 Southeast and East Asian cities (2015)
  • Author(s): Yorifuji T, Bae S, Kashima S, Tsuda T, Doi H, Honda Y, Kim H, Hong YC
  • Journal Title: J Occup Environ Med Volume: 57 Issue: 7 Pages: 751-6
  • DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000000485
  • NAID: 120007136316
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Residential Proximity to Major Roads and Obstetrical Complications (2015)
  • Author(s): Takashi Yorifuji, Hiroo Naruse, Saori Kashima, Takeshi Murakoshi, Hiroyuki Doi.
  • Journal Title: Science of the Total Environment Volume: 508 Pages: 188-192
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.11.077
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Outdoor Air Pollution and Term Low Birth Weight in Japan (2015)
  • Author(s): Takashi Yorifuji, Saori Kashima, Hiroyuki Doi
  • Journal Title: Environment International Volume: 74 Pages: 106-111
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.09.003
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Asian dust and daily emergency ambulance calls among elderly people in Japan: an analysis of its double role as a direct cause and as an effect modifier (2014)
  • Author(s): Saori Kashima, Takashi Yorifuji, Etsuji Suzuki
  • Journal Title: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Volume: 56(12) Issue: 12 Pages: 1277-1283
  • DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000000334
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Hourly differences in air pollution and risk of respiratory disease in the elderly: a time-stratified case-crossover study. (2014)
  • Author(s): Takashi Yorifuji, Etsuji Suzuki, Saori Kashima.
  • Journal Title: Environ Health Volume: 13(1) Issue: 1 Pages: 67-68
  • DOI: 10.1186/1476-069x-13-67
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Outdoor Air Pollution and Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Okayama, Japan. (2014)
  • Author(s): Takashi Yorifuji, Etsuji Suzuki, Saori Kashima
  • Journal Title: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Volume: 56(10) Issue: 10 Pages: 1019-1023
  • DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000000274
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Cardiovascular Emergency Hospital Visits and Hourly Changes in Air Pollution (2014)
  • Author(s): Yorifuji T, Etsuji Suzuki, Kashima S
  • Journal Title: Stroke Volume: 45 Issue: 5 Pages: 264-1268
  • DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.114.005227
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Residential proximity to major roads and adverse birth outcomes: a hospital-based study (2013)
  • Author(s): Yorifuji T, Naruse H, Kashima S, Takao S, Murakoshi T, Doi H, Kawachi I.
  • Journal Title: Environ Health. Volume: 12 Issue: 1 Pages: 14-14
  • DOI: 10.1186/1476-069x-12-34
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Associations of particulate matter with stroke mortality: A multicity study in Japan (2013)
  • Author(s): Takashi Yorifuji and Saori Kashima
  • Journal Title: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Volume: 55 Issue: 7 Pages: 768-771
  • DOI: 10.1097/jom.0b013e3182973092
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Air pollution: another cause of lung cancer (2013)
  • Author(s): Takashi Yorifuji and Saori Kashima
  • Journal Title: Lancet Oncology Volume: 14 Issue: 9 Pages: 788-789
  • DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(13)70302-4
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Do Non-Glycaemic Markers Add Value to Plasma Glucose and Hemoglobin A1c in Predicting Diabetes? Yuport Health Checkup Center Study (2013)
  • Author(s): Kashima S, Inoue K, Matsumoto M, Akimoto K
  • Journal Title: PLoS ONE Volume: 8 Issue: 6 Pages: e66899-e66899
  • DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066899
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 黄砂と救急搬送の関連：直接的影響と効果修飾の評価 (2015)
  • Author(s): 鹿嶋 小緒里、頼藤 貴志、鈴木 越治、烏帽子田 彰
  • Organizer: 第74回日本公衆衛生学会総会
  • Place of Presentation: 長崎
  • Year and Date: 2015-11-04
• [Presentation] Asian dust and daily emergency hospital visits among elderly people in Japan (2014)
  • Author(s): Saori Kashima, Takashi Yorifuji, Etsuji Suzuki
  • Organizer: 2014 Conference of the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology Asia Chapter (ISEE Asia)
  • Place of Presentation: Shanghai, China
  • Year and Date: 2014-11-29 – 2014-12-02
• [Presentation] Traffic-related Outdoor Air Pollution and Behavioral Development in Japan (2014)
  • Author(s): Takashi Yorifuji, Saori Kashima, Midory Higa Diez, Hiroyuki Doi
  • Organizer: 2014 Conference of the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology Asia Chapter (ISEE Asia)
  • Place of Presentation: Shanghai, China
  • Year and Date: 2014-11-29 – 2014-12-02
• [Presentation] Outdoor Air Pollution and Term Low Birth Weight: A Nationwide Longitudinal Survey in Japan (2014)
  • Author(s): Takashi Yorifuji, Saori Kashima, Hiroyuki Doi
  • Organizer: The 21st Asian Conference on Occupational Health
  • Place of Presentation: Fukuoka, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2014-09-02 – 2014-09-04
• [Presentation] Asian dust and risk of emergency transport among elderly people in Japan: a case-crossover study (2014)
  • Author(s): Saori Kashima, Takashi Yorifuji, Etsuji Suzuki, Akira Eboshida
  • Organizer: 2014 Conference of the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE)
  • Place of Presentation: Seattle, Washington, USA
  • Year and Date: 2014-08-24 – 2014-08-28
• [Presentation] Residential Proximity to Major Roads and Obsterical Complications (2014)
  • Author(s): Takashi Yorifuji, Hiroo Naruse, Saori Kashima, Takeshi Murakoshi, Hiroyuki Doi
  • Organizer: 2014 Conference of the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE)
  • Place of Presentation: Seattle, Washington, USA
  • Year and Date: 2014-08-24 – 2014-08-28
• [Presentation] Asian dust and daily mortality in Korea and Japan (2013)
  • Author(s): Saori Kashima, Takashi Yorifuji, Sanghyuk Bae, Yasushi Honda, Toshihide Tsuda, Hiroyuki Doi, Yun-Chul Hong
  • Organizer: Epidemiology (ISEE), the International Society of Exposure Science (ISES), and the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ)
  • Place of Presentation: Basel, Switzerland
• [Presentation] Health Impact Assessment of PM10 and PM2.5 in 35 Southeast and East Asian cities (2013)
  • Author(s): Takashi Yorifuji, Sanghyuk Bae, Saori Kashima, Toshihide Tsuda, Hiroyuki Doi, Yasushi Honda, Ho Kim, Yun-Chul Hong
  • Organizer: Epidemiology (ISEE), the International Society of Exposure Science (ISES), and the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ)
  • Place of Presentation: Basel, Switzerland
• [Presentation] Threshold of association between ambient ozone concentration and non-accidental mortality in 13 Japanese and Korean cities (2013)
  • Author(s): Sanghyuk Bae, Youn-Hee Lim, Saori Kashima, Takashi Yorifuji, Yasushi Honda, Yun-Chul Hong
  • Organizer: Epidemiology (ISEE), the International Society of Exposure Science (ISES), and the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ)
  • Place of Presentation: Basel, Switzerland