Influence of air pollution on the nonaccidental death before and after the outbreak of COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the COVID-19 pandemic, non-therapeutic interventions (NPIs), such as traffic restrictions, work stoppages, and school suspensions, have led to a sharp decline in the concentration of air pollutants in the epidemic sites. However, few studies focused on the impact of air pollutant changes on the risk of nonaccidental death.

Method

We selected Yancheng City, China, as the study site and applied a Generalized Additive Model (GAM) based on the quasi-Poisson distribution to evaluate the impact of atmospheric pollutants exposure on the nonaccidental death of local residents. The time span of this study was set from January 1, 2013, to December 21, 2022, that is, before and after the outbreak of COVID-19.

Results

The concentration of some air pollutants has

SUBMITTER: Wei C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11539445 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature