Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Mortality Associated With Acute Exposure to PM2.5 in Mexico City.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Acute exposure to particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter <2.5 μm (PM2.5) is associated with acute cardiovascular and cerebrovascular mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate these associations with specific causes of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular mortality in Mexico City. METHODS:We obtained daily mortality records for Mexico City from 2004 to 2013 for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular causes in people ≥25 and ≥65 years old. Exposure to PM2.5 was assessed with daily estimates from a new hybrid spatiotemporal model using satellite measurements of aerosol optical depth PM2.5 and compared to ground level PM2.5 measurements with missing data estimated with generalized additive models PM2.5. We fitted Poisson regression models with distributed lags for

SUBMITTER: Gutierrez-Avila I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6091682 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature