Joint effect of heat and air pollution on mortality in 620 cities of 36 countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The epidemiological evidence on the interaction between heat and ambient air pollution on mortality is still inconsistent.

Objectives

To investigate the interaction between heat and ambient air pollution on daily mortality in a large dataset of 620 cities from 36 countries.

Methods

We used daily data on all-cause mortality, air temperature, particulate matter ≤ 10 μm (PM₁₀), PM ≤ 2.5 μm (PM_2.5), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), and ozone (O₃) from 620 cities in 36 countries in the period 1995-2020. We restricted the analysis to the six consecutive warmest months in each city. City-specific data were analysed with over-dispersed Poisson regression models, followed by a multilevel random-effects meta-analysis. The joint asso

SUBMITTER: Stafoggia M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10702017 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature