Air Pollution and Cardiovascular and Thromboembolic Events in Older Adults With High-Risk Conditions.

ABSTRACT: Little epidemiologic research has focused on pollution-related risks in medically vulnerable or marginalized groups. Using a nationwide 50% random sample of 2008-2016 Medicare Part D-eligible fee-for-service participants in the United States, we identified a cohort with high-risk conditions for cardiovascular and thromboembolic events (CTEs) and linked individuals with seasonal average zip-code-level concentrations of fine particulate matter (particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter ≤ 2.5 μm (PM2.5)). We assessed the relationship between seasonal PM2.5 exposure and hospitalization for each of 7 CTE-related causes using history-adjusted marginal structural models with adjustment for individual demographic and neighborhood socioeconomic variables, as well as baseline comorbidity, heal

SUBMITTER: Nethery RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10666966 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature