The impact of air pollution on interstitial lung disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is a growing body of evidence suggesting a causal relationship between interstitial lung disease (ILD) and air pollution, both for the development of the disease, and driving disease progression. We aim to provide a comprehensive literature review of the association between air pollution, and ILD, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

Methods

We systematically searched from six online database. Two independent authors (DL and CF) selected studies and critically appraised the risk of bias using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS). Findings are presented through a narrative synthesis and meta-analysis. Meta-analyses were performed exclusively when there was a minimum of three studies examining identical pollutant-health outcome pairs, all evaluating eq

SUBMITTER: Lan D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10827982 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature