Air Pollution in Relation to COVID-19 Morbidity and Mortality: A Large Population-Based Cohort Study in Catalonia, Spain (COVAIR-CAT).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Evidence from epidemiological studies based on individual-level data indicates that air pollution may be associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity. We aimed to test whether (1) long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with COVID-19-related hospital admission or mortality in the general population; (2) short-term exposure to air pollution is associated with COVID-19-related hospital admission following COVID-19 diagnosis; (3) there are vulnerable population subgroups; and (4) the influence of long-term air pollution exposure on COVID-19-related hospital admissions differed from that for other respiratory infections.

Methods

We constructed a cohort covering nearly the full population of Catalonia through registry linkage, with follow- u

SUBMITTER: Tonne C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11525941 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature