Association between long-term exposure to low ambient PM_2.5 and cardiovascular hospital admissions: A UK Biobank study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A causal link between air pollution exposure and cardiovascular events has been suggested. However fewer studies have investigated the shape of the associations at low levels of air pollution and identified the most important temporal window of exposure. Here we assessed long-term associations between particulate matter < 2.5 µm (PM_2.5) at low concentrations and multiple cardiovascular endpoints using the UK Biobank cohort.

Methods

Using data on adults (aged > 40) from the UK Biobank cohort, we investigated the associations between 1-year, 3-year and 5-year time-varying averages of PM_2.5 and incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), myocardial infarction (MI), heart failure, atrial fibrillation and flutter and cardiac arrest.

SUBMITTER: Vanoli J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11496929 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature