Abstract
Air pollution is likely to have adverse effects on human health. This study was conducted to determine the effect of air pollution on respiratory disease hospital admission in Ahvaz, one of the most polluted cities in the Middle East. Daily information about respiratory disease admissions and air pollutants during 2008–2018 were inquired. Adjusted Quasi-Poisson regression combined with linear distributed lag models were used. There was a significant relation between increased O3 and respiratory hospital admissions for 65–74 year olds, ≥75 year olds, and pyothorax-abscesses of the lung and mediastinum; between increased NO and respiratory hospital admissions for ≥75 year olds, chronic lower respiratory diseases, diseases of upper respiratory tract and respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitium; between increased NO2 and respiratory hospital admissions for ≥75 year olds; between increased CO and respiratory hospital admissions and between increased SO2 and respiratory hospital admissions for ≥75 year olds. The risk of respiratory hospital admissions increased in both males and females for increase in PM2.5. Ambient O3, NO, NO2 CO and SO2 can increase admission for respiratory diseases on the same day and at short lags in Ahvaz. This evidence emphasizes the need to implement policies for reducing air pollution.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 150-160 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Process Safety and Environmental Protection |
| Volume | 123 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Ahvaz
- Air pollutants
- Air pollution
- Nitrogen oxides
- Particulate matter
- Respiratory hospital admissions
- Time-series regression
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Associations of short-term exposure to air pollution with respiratory hospital admissions in Ahvaz, Iran. / Dastoorpoor, Maryam; Masoumi, Kambiz; Vahedian, Mostafa; Aghababaeian, Hamidreza; Sekhavatpour, Zohreh; Khanjani, Narges; Idani, Esmaeil.
In: Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Vol. 123, 01.03.2019, p. 150-160.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Associations of short-term exposure to air pollution with respiratory hospital admissions in Ahvaz, Iran
AU - Dastoorpoor, Maryam
AU - Masoumi, Kambiz
AU - Vahedian, Mostafa
AU - Aghababaeian, Hamidreza
AU - Sekhavatpour, Zohreh
AU - Khanjani, Narges
AU - Idani, Esmaeil
PY - 2019/3/1
Y1 - 2019/3/1
N2 - Air pollution is likely to have adverse effects on human health. This study was conducted to determine the effect of air pollution on respiratory disease hospital admission in Ahvaz, one of the most polluted cities in the Middle East. Daily information about respiratory disease admissions and air pollutants during 2008–2018 were inquired. Adjusted Quasi-Poisson regression combined with linear distributed lag models were used. There was a significant relation between increased O3 and respiratory hospital admissions for 65–74 year olds, ≥75 year olds, and pyothorax-abscesses of the lung and mediastinum; between increased NO and respiratory hospital admissions for ≥75 year olds, chronic lower respiratory diseases, diseases of upper respiratory tract and respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitium; between increased NO2 and respiratory hospital admissions for ≥75 year olds; between increased CO and respiratory hospital admissions and between increased SO2 and respiratory hospital admissions for ≥75 year olds. The risk of respiratory hospital admissions increased in both males and females for increase in PM2.5. Ambient O3, NO, NO2 CO and SO2 can increase admission for respiratory diseases on the same day and at short lags in Ahvaz. This evidence emphasizes the need to implement policies for reducing air pollution.
AB - Air pollution is likely to have adverse effects on human health. This study was conducted to determine the effect of air pollution on respiratory disease hospital admission in Ahvaz, one of the most polluted cities in the Middle East. Daily information about respiratory disease admissions and air pollutants during 2008–2018 were inquired. Adjusted Quasi-Poisson regression combined with linear distributed lag models were used. There was a significant relation between increased O3 and respiratory hospital admissions for 65–74 year olds, ≥75 year olds, and pyothorax-abscesses of the lung and mediastinum; between increased NO and respiratory hospital admissions for ≥75 year olds, chronic lower respiratory diseases, diseases of upper respiratory tract and respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitium; between increased NO2 and respiratory hospital admissions for ≥75 year olds; between increased CO and respiratory hospital admissions and between increased SO2 and respiratory hospital admissions for ≥75 year olds. The risk of respiratory hospital admissions increased in both males and females for increase in PM2.5. Ambient O3, NO, NO2 CO and SO2 can increase admission for respiratory diseases on the same day and at short lags in Ahvaz. This evidence emphasizes the need to implement policies for reducing air pollution.
KW - Ahvaz
KW - Air pollutants
KW - Air pollution
KW - Nitrogen oxides
KW - Particulate matter
KW - Respiratory hospital admissions
KW - Time-series regression
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U2 - 10.1016/j.psep.2019.01.012
DO - 10.1016/j.psep.2019.01.012
M3 - Article
VL - 123
SP - 150
EP - 160
JO - Process Safety and Environmental Protection
JF - Process Safety and Environmental Protection
SN - 0957-5820
ER -