Air Pollution and Acute Kidney Injury in the U.S. Medicare Population: A Longitudinal Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent studies have reported the association between air pollution exposure and reduced kidney function. However, it is unclear whether air pollution is associated with an increased risk of acute kidney injury (AKI).

Objectives

To address this gap in knowledge, we investigated the effect estimates of long-term exposures to fine particulate matter [PM ≤2.5μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM2.5)], nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and ozone (O3) on the risk of first hospital admission for AKI using nationwide Medicare data.

Methods

This nationwide population-based longitudinal cohort study included 61,300,754 beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Part A fee-for-service (FFS) who were ≥65 years of age and resided in the continental United States from the years 2000 through 2016

SUBMITTER: Lee W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10084931 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature