Impact of Long-Term Exposures to Ambient PM_2.5 and Ozone on ARDS Risk for Older Adults in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic exposures to particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter < 2.5 μm (PM_2.5) and ozone pollution can affect respiratory function. ARDS, an often lethal respiratory failure, is most common among older adults. However, few epidemiology studies have investigated an association between air pollution and the risk of ARDS.

Methods

This observational study was conducted to estimate air pollution exposures at the ZIP code level and hospital admissions with ARDS among US Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥ 65 years from 2000 to 2012. A two-pollutant generalized linear mixed model, adjusting for sex, age, race, median household income, smoking, and weather, was applied.

Results

There were a total of 1,164,784 hospital admissions with ARDS in the cohort.

SUBMITTER: Rhee J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6607425 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature