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Effects of Air Pollution on Disease Activity and Health-Related Quality of Life of Systemic Lupus Erythematous Patients: An Iranian Observational Longitudinal Study

Author(s): Maryam Sahebari, Enayat Rajabi*, Habibollah Esmaili, Arezoo Orooji and Yousef Dowlatabadi

Volume 19, Issue 2, 2023

Published on: 11 November, 2022

Page: [222 - 229] Pages: 8

DOI: 10.2174/1573397118666221011121308

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Abstract

Introduction: Air pollution is one of the environmental factors that influences the pathogenesis of systemic autoimmune diseases, followed by the development and spread of inflammation and increased oxidative damage. Only a few studies have been conducted on the impact of air pollution on disease activity in patients with lupus, which mostly have focused on PM2.5 particles.

Materials and Methods: We longitudinally studied 50 patients with lupus bimonthly in a 6-month period in Mashhad, one of the polluted cities of Iran. Disease activity and quality of life were examined considering SLEDAI2K, SLEQOL, and VAS criteria. The outdoor air pollutant was measured by monitoring the average concentration of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), carbon monoxide (CO), some particles less than 10 and 2.5 micrometers in diameter (PM <10, PM <2.5) and the level of temperature and humidity which were taken from the Meteorological Organization of Mashhad. Confounding factors such as medications were investigated by univariate and multivariate statistical analysis, specifically by GEE method.

Results: The possible relation among various factors to SLEDAI, SLEQOL and VAS by two different univariate and multivariate analyses were studied. Our analysis indicated that spring season, decreased temperature, increased air pollutants including (PM2.5, and NO2) and increased humidity increase SLEDAI2K. Furthermore, the percent of polluted days directly correlates with Anti-dsDNA and NO2 significantly increases SLEQOL.

Conclusion: Based on our findings, air pollution (particularly NO2 and PM2.5) has affected at least some aspects of the disease and the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of lupus patients. Further research is needed to confirm these findings.

Keywords: Lupus, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), SLEDAI2K, PM2.5, air pollution, SLEQOL, VAS, visual analogous scale.

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