Abstract
Background: A number of epidemiological studies have examined the adverse effect of air pollution on mortality and morbidity. Also, several studies have investigated the associations between air pollution and specific-cause diseases including arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, and heart failure. However, little is known about the relationship between air pollution and the onset of hypertension. Objective: To explore the risk effect of particulate matter air pollution on the emergency hospital visits (EHVs) for hypertension in Beijing, China. Methods: We gathered data on daily EHVs for hypertension, fine particulate matter less than 2.5μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM2.5), particulate matter less than 10μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM10), sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide in Beijing, China during 2007. A time-stratified case-crossover design with distributed lag model was used to evaluate associations between ambient air pollutants and hypertension. Daily mean temperature and relative humidity were controlled in all models. Results: There were 1,491 EHVs for hypertension during the study period. In single pollutant models, an increase in 10μg/m3 in PM2.5 and PM10 was associated with EHVs for hypertension with odds ratios (overall effect of five days) of 1.084 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.028, 1.139) and 1.060% (95% CI: 1.020, 1.101), respectively. Conclusion: Elevated levels of ambient particulate matters are associated with an increase in EHVs for hypertension in Beijing, China.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 4446-4450 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Science of the Total Environment |
| Volume | 408 |
| Issue number | 20 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sep 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Emergency hospital visit
- Hypertension
- Particulate air pollution
- Time-stratified case-crossover
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The relationship between particulate air pollution and emergency hospital visits for hypertension in Beijing, China. / Guo, Yuming; Tong, Shilu; Zhang, Yanshen; Barnett, Adrian G.; Jia, Yuping; Pan, Xiaochuan.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - The relationship between particulate air pollution and emergency hospital visits for hypertension in Beijing, China
AU - Guo, Yuming
AU - Tong, Shilu
AU - Zhang, Yanshen
AU - Barnett, Adrian G.
AU - Jia, Yuping
AU - Pan, Xiaochuan
PY - 2010/9
Y1 - 2010/9
N2 - Background: A number of epidemiological studies have examined the adverse effect of air pollution on mortality and morbidity. Also, several studies have investigated the associations between air pollution and specific-cause diseases including arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, and heart failure. However, little is known about the relationship between air pollution and the onset of hypertension. Objective: To explore the risk effect of particulate matter air pollution on the emergency hospital visits (EHVs) for hypertension in Beijing, China. Methods: We gathered data on daily EHVs for hypertension, fine particulate matter less than 2.5μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM2.5), particulate matter less than 10μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM10), sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide in Beijing, China during 2007. A time-stratified case-crossover design with distributed lag model was used to evaluate associations between ambient air pollutants and hypertension. Daily mean temperature and relative humidity were controlled in all models. Results: There were 1,491 EHVs for hypertension during the study period. In single pollutant models, an increase in 10μg/m3 in PM2.5 and PM10 was associated with EHVs for hypertension with odds ratios (overall effect of five days) of 1.084 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.028, 1.139) and 1.060% (95% CI: 1.020, 1.101), respectively. Conclusion: Elevated levels of ambient particulate matters are associated with an increase in EHVs for hypertension in Beijing, China.
AB - Background: A number of epidemiological studies have examined the adverse effect of air pollution on mortality and morbidity. Also, several studies have investigated the associations between air pollution and specific-cause diseases including arrhythmia, myocardial infarction, and heart failure. However, little is known about the relationship between air pollution and the onset of hypertension. Objective: To explore the risk effect of particulate matter air pollution on the emergency hospital visits (EHVs) for hypertension in Beijing, China. Methods: We gathered data on daily EHVs for hypertension, fine particulate matter less than 2.5μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM2.5), particulate matter less than 10μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM10), sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide in Beijing, China during 2007. A time-stratified case-crossover design with distributed lag model was used to evaluate associations between ambient air pollutants and hypertension. Daily mean temperature and relative humidity were controlled in all models. Results: There were 1,491 EHVs for hypertension during the study period. In single pollutant models, an increase in 10μg/m3 in PM2.5 and PM10 was associated with EHVs for hypertension with odds ratios (overall effect of five days) of 1.084 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.028, 1.139) and 1.060% (95% CI: 1.020, 1.101), respectively. Conclusion: Elevated levels of ambient particulate matters are associated with an increase in EHVs for hypertension in Beijing, China.
KW - Emergency hospital visit
KW - Hypertension
KW - Particulate air pollution
KW - Time-stratified case-crossover
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U2 - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.06.042
DO - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.06.042
M3 - Article
VL - 408
SP - 4446
EP - 4450
JO - Science of the Total Environment
JF - Science of the Total Environment
SN - 0048-9697
IS - 20
ER -