Estimates of the 2016 global burden of kidney disease attributable to ambient fine particulate matter air pollution.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To quantitate the 2016 global and national burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) attributable to ambient fine particulate matter air pollution ≤ 2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM_2.5).

Design

We used the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study data and methodologies to estimate the 2016 burden of CKD attributable to PM_2.5 in 194 countries and territories. Population-weighted PM_2.5 levels and incident rates of CKD for each country were curated from the GBD study publicly available data sources.

Setting

GBD global and national data on PM_2.5 and CKD.

Participants

194 countries and territories.

Main outcome measures

We estimated the attributable burden of disease (ABD), years living with disability (YLD), y

SUBMITTER: Bowe B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6528010 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature