![]() ![]() We estimated that EPA’s proposed rule on pressed wood products would result in 2,805 fewer asthma cases and total economic benefit of $210 million annually.Ĭitation: Lam J, Koustas E, Sutton P, Padula AM, Cabana MD, Vesterinen H, et al. The overall quality and strength of the evidence was rated as “moderate” quality and “sufficient” for asthma diagnosis and asthma symptom exacerbation in both children and adults. We also found a positive association with exacerbation of childhood asthma (OR = 1.08, 95% CI: ). ![]() A 10-μg/m 3 increase in formaldehyde exposure was associated with increased childhood asthma diagnosis (OR = 1.20, 95% CI: ). Studies had low to probably-low risk of bias across most domains. Ten studies were combinable in a meta-analysis for childhood asthma diagnosis and five combinable for exacerbation of childhood asthma (wheezing and shortness of breath). We screened 4,821 total references and identified 150 human studies that met inclusion criteria of these, we focused on 90 studies reporting asthma status of all participants with quantified measures of formaldehyde directly relevant to our study question. ![]()
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