| Peer-Reviewed

Weed Pollen Grading Prediction in Summer and Autumn in Beijing -- A Modeling Based on Patients with Weed Pollen Allergy

Received: 21 April 2023    Accepted: 19 April 2023    Published: 23 April 2023
Views:       Downloads:
Abstract

Background: Pollinosis is an allergic disease caused by pollen allergens, which has a high incidence in Northern China. Weed pollen allergy in summer and autumn is the main reason for the seasonal increase in hospital visits in many cities. Objective: To develop a grading model of weed pollen deposition based on the data of allergic patients to predict development in patient with pollen allergy. Methods: Weed pollen data from four pollen monitoring stations in Beijing and the number of weed pollen allergen positive cases detected by serum specific immunoglobulin E (sIgE) in Beijing Tongren Hospital from 2013 to 2016 were used to develop a statistical model of pollen deposition and provide optimized threshold values. Results: There was a logarithmic correlation between the number of patients with weed pollen allergy and weed pollen deposition, and the average pollen deposition for three consecutive days was most correlated with the number of allergic patients. Based on the threshold of the number of patients and the characteristics of weed pollen, a five-stage pollen deposition grading model was developed to predict the degree of pollen allergy. Conclusions: Graded prediction of weed pollen deposition provide guidance for allergen protection of people with pollen allergy, and also provide a time window for intervention treatment before pollen stage and allergy-related clinical research.

Published in Science Discovery (Volume 11, Issue 2)
DOI 10.11648/j.sd.20231102.17
Page(s) 68-73
Creative Commons

This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.

Copyright

Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Pollinosis, Weed Pollen, Pollen Deposition, Graded Prediction

References
[1] Wolf KL, Lam ST, McKeen JK, et al. Urban Trees and Human Health: A Scoping Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020; 17 (12): 4371.
[2] Di Cicco ME, Ferrante G, Amato D, et al. Climate Change and Childhood Respiratory Health: A Call to Action for Paediatricians. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020; 17 (15): 5344.
[3] D'Amato G, Chong-Neto HJ, Monge Ortega OP, et al. The effects of climate change on respiratory allergy and asthma induced by pollen and mold allergens. Allergy. 2020; 75 (9): 2219-2228.
[4] Lou H, Ma S, Zhang L, et al. Sensitization patterns and minimum screening panels for aeroallergens in self-reported allergic rhinitis (AR) in China. Sci Rep. 2017; 24; 7 (1): 9286.
[5] Erbas B, Jazayeri M, Lambert KA, et al. Outdoor pollen is a trigger of child and adolescent asthma emergency department presentations: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Allergy. 2018; 73 (8): 1632-1641.
[6] Ouyang Y, Yin Z, Zhang L, et al. Associations among air pollutants, grass pollens, and daily number of grass pollen allergen-positive patients: a longitudinal study from 2012 to 2016. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2019; 9 (11): 1297-1303.
[7] Zheng M, Wang X, Zhang L, et al. Clinical characteristics of allergic rhinitis patients in 13 metropolitan cities of China. Allergy. 2021; 76 (2): 577-581.
[8] Sanchez-Mesa JA, Galan C, Martinez-Heras JA, et al. The use of a neural network to forecast daily grass pollen concentration in a Mediterranean region: the southern part of the Iberian Peninsula. Clin Exp Allergy. 2002; 32 (11): 1606-12.
[9] Rodríguez-Rajo FJ, Astray G, Ferreiro-Lage JA, et al. Evaluation of atmospheric Poaceae pollen concentration using a neural network applied to a coastal Atlantic climate region. Neural Netw. 2010; 23 (3): 419-25.
[10] Berger U, Karatzas K, Jaeger S, et al. Personalized pollen-related symptom- forecast information services for allergic rhinitis patients in Europe. Allergy. 2013; 68 (8): 963-5.
[11] Voukantsis D, Berger U, Tzima F, et al. Personalized symptoms forecasting for pollen-induced allergic rhinitis sufferers. Int J Biometeorol. 2015; 59 (7): 889-97.
[12] de Weger LA, Beerthuizen T, Hiemstra PS, et al. Development and validation of a 5-day-ahead hay fever forecast for patients with grass-pollen-induced allergic rhinitis. Int J Biometeorol. 2014; 58 (6): 1047-55.
[13] Rasmussen A. The effects of climate change on the birch pollen season in Denmark. Aerobiologia. 2002; 18 (3), 253-265.
[14] 中华耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志编辑委员会鼻科组. 变应性鼻炎的诊断和治疗指南。中华耳鼻咽喉头颈外科志, 2016, 51 (1): 6-24.
[15] Celenk, S. Detection of reactive allergens in long-distance transported pollen grains: Evidence from Ambrosia. Atmospheric Environment. 2019; 209, 212-219.
[16] Grewling Ł, Bogawski P, Kostecki Ł, et al. Atmospheric exposure to the major Artemisia pollen allergen (Art v 1): Seasonality, impact of weather, and clinical implications. Sci Total Environ. 2020; 713: 136611.
[17] Berger M, Bastl K, Bastl M, et al. Impact of air pollution on symptom severity during the birch, grass and ragweed pollen period in Vienna, Austria: Importance of O3 in 2010–2018. Environ Pollut. 2020; 263 (Pt A): 114526.
[18] Pfaar O, Bastl K, Berger U, et al. Defining pollen exposure times for clinical trials of allergen immunotherapy for pollen- induced rhinoconjunctivitis - an EAACI position paper. Allergy. 2017; 72 (5): 713-722.
[19] Toro A R, Córdova J A, Canales M, et al. Trends and threshold exceedances analysis of airborne pollen concentrations in Metropolitan Santiago Chile. PLoS ONE, 2015; 10 (5), e0123077.
[20] Shin JY, Han MJ, Cho C, et al. Allergenic Pollen Calendar in Korea Based on Probability Distribution Models and Up-to-Date Observations. Allergy Asthma Immunol Res. 2020 Mar; 12 (2): 259-273.
[21] Necib A, Boughediri L. Airborne pollen in the El-Hadjar town (Algeria NE). Aerobiologia. 2016; 32 (2), 277-288.
[22] Bastl K, Kmenta M, Berger M, et al. The connection of pollen concentrations and crowd-sourced symptom data: new insights from daily and seasonal symptom load index data from 2013 to 2017 in Vienna. World Allergy Organ J. 2018; 11 (1): 24.
[23] Bastl K, Bastl M, Bergmann KC, et al. Translating the Burden of Pollen Allergy Into Numbers Using Electronically Generated Symptom Data From the Patient’s Hayfever Diary in Austria and Germany: 10-Year Observational Study. J Med Internet Res. 2020; 22 (2): e16767.
[24] Oteros J, Bartusel E, Alessandrini F, et al. Artemisia pollen is the main vector for airborne endotoxin. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2019; 143 (1): 369-377. e5.
[25] Pablos I, Egger M, Vejvar E, et al. Similar Allergenicity to Different Artemisia Species Is a Consequence of Highly Cross-Reactive Art v 1-Like Molecules. Medicina (Kaunas). 2019; 55 (8): 504.
[26] Kryukov AI, Bondareva GP, Severova EE, et al. The association between aeroallergenic structures and allergic rhinitis: a study on northern Vietnam. Vestn Otorinolaringol. 2021; 86 (1): 51-57.
Cite This Article
  • APA Style

    Yuhui Ouyang, Zhaoyin Yin, Jun Yang, Luo Zhang. (2023). Weed Pollen Grading Prediction in Summer and Autumn in Beijing -- A Modeling Based on Patients with Weed Pollen Allergy. Science Discovery, 11(2), 68-73. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.sd.20231102.17

    Copy | Download

    ACS Style

    Yuhui Ouyang; Zhaoyin Yin; Jun Yang; Luo Zhang. Weed Pollen Grading Prediction in Summer and Autumn in Beijing -- A Modeling Based on Patients with Weed Pollen Allergy. Sci. Discov. 2023, 11(2), 68-73. doi: 10.11648/j.sd.20231102.17

    Copy | Download

    AMA Style

    Yuhui Ouyang, Zhaoyin Yin, Jun Yang, Luo Zhang. Weed Pollen Grading Prediction in Summer and Autumn in Beijing -- A Modeling Based on Patients with Weed Pollen Allergy. Sci Discov. 2023;11(2):68-73. doi: 10.11648/j.sd.20231102.17

    Copy | Download

  • @article{10.11648/j.sd.20231102.17,
      author = {Yuhui Ouyang and Zhaoyin Yin and Jun Yang and Luo Zhang},
      title = {Weed Pollen Grading Prediction in Summer and Autumn in Beijing -- A Modeling Based on Patients with Weed Pollen Allergy},
      journal = {Science Discovery},
      volume = {11},
      number = {2},
      pages = {68-73},
      doi = {10.11648/j.sd.20231102.17},
      url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.sd.20231102.17},
      eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.sd.20231102.17},
      abstract = {Background: Pollinosis is an allergic disease caused by pollen allergens, which has a high incidence in Northern China. Weed pollen allergy in summer and autumn is the main reason for the seasonal increase in hospital visits in many cities. Objective: To develop a grading model of weed pollen deposition based on the data of allergic patients to predict development in patient with pollen allergy. Methods: Weed pollen data from four pollen monitoring stations in Beijing and the number of weed pollen allergen positive cases detected by serum specific immunoglobulin E (sIgE) in Beijing Tongren Hospital from 2013 to 2016 were used to develop a statistical model of pollen deposition and provide optimized threshold values. Results: There was a logarithmic correlation between the number of patients with weed pollen allergy and weed pollen deposition, and the average pollen deposition for three consecutive days was most correlated with the number of allergic patients. Based on the threshold of the number of patients and the characteristics of weed pollen, a five-stage pollen deposition grading model was developed to predict the degree of pollen allergy. Conclusions: Graded prediction of weed pollen deposition provide guidance for allergen protection of people with pollen allergy, and also provide a time window for intervention treatment before pollen stage and allergy-related clinical research.},
     year = {2023}
    }
    

    Copy | Download

  • TY  - JOUR
    T1  - Weed Pollen Grading Prediction in Summer and Autumn in Beijing -- A Modeling Based on Patients with Weed Pollen Allergy
    AU  - Yuhui Ouyang
    AU  - Zhaoyin Yin
    AU  - Jun Yang
    AU  - Luo Zhang
    Y1  - 2023/04/23
    PY  - 2023
    N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.sd.20231102.17
    DO  - 10.11648/j.sd.20231102.17
    T2  - Science Discovery
    JF  - Science Discovery
    JO  - Science Discovery
    SP  - 68
    EP  - 73
    PB  - Science Publishing Group
    SN  - 2331-0650
    UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.sd.20231102.17
    AB  - Background: Pollinosis is an allergic disease caused by pollen allergens, which has a high incidence in Northern China. Weed pollen allergy in summer and autumn is the main reason for the seasonal increase in hospital visits in many cities. Objective: To develop a grading model of weed pollen deposition based on the data of allergic patients to predict development in patient with pollen allergy. Methods: Weed pollen data from four pollen monitoring stations in Beijing and the number of weed pollen allergen positive cases detected by serum specific immunoglobulin E (sIgE) in Beijing Tongren Hospital from 2013 to 2016 were used to develop a statistical model of pollen deposition and provide optimized threshold values. Results: There was a logarithmic correlation between the number of patients with weed pollen allergy and weed pollen deposition, and the average pollen deposition for three consecutive days was most correlated with the number of allergic patients. Based on the threshold of the number of patients and the characteristics of weed pollen, a five-stage pollen deposition grading model was developed to predict the degree of pollen allergy. Conclusions: Graded prediction of weed pollen deposition provide guidance for allergen protection of people with pollen allergy, and also provide a time window for intervention treatment before pollen stage and allergy-related clinical research.
    VL  - 11
    IS  - 2
    ER  - 

    Copy | Download

Author Information
  • Department of Allergy, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

  • Institute of Urban Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China

  • Beijing Key Laboratory of Nasal Diseases, Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology, Beijing, China

  • Department of Allergy, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

  • Sections