Impact of monthly air pollution and weather conditions on cardiorespiratory mortality in Portuguese Metropolitan Areas.

ABSTRACT: This study analyses cardiorespiratory mortality rates (CARDIO) and their association with air pollutants - particulate matter with aerodynamic diameters lower of equal to 10 or 2.5 (µm) (PM₁₀, PM_2.5), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), ozone (O₃) - and meteorological variables (temperature, humidity, wind speed, direction) in the Lisbon (LMA) and Porto (PMA) metropolitan areas from 2011 to 2020. Monthly analyses reveal regional patterns and seasonal variations. The results show that PMA had a higher average CARDIO rate (202.94 [Deaths per 100 000]) compared to LMA (169.70 [Deaths per 100 000]). Linear and Poisson regression, contingency tables, correspondence analysis and Pearson's chi-squared tests confirmed significant associations b

SUBMITTER: Duarte ESF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11790848 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature