The global contribution of outdoor air pollution to the incidence, prevalence, mortality and hospital admission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to investigate the quantitative effects of outdoor air pollution, represented by 10 µg/m(3) increment of PM10, on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in China, United States and European Union through systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods

Publications in English and Chinese from PubMed and EMBASE were selected. The Cochrane Review Handbook of Generic Inverse Variance was used to synthesize the pooled effects on incidence, prevalence, mortality and hospital admission.

Results

Outdoor air pollution contributed to higher incidence and prevalence of COPD. Short-term exposure was associated with COPD mortality increased by 6%, 1% and 1% in the European Union, the United States and China, respectively (p < 0.05). Chronic PM exposure produ

SUBMITTER: Song Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4245645 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature