Acute effects of fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) on hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease in Beijing, China: a time-series study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Air pollution and cardiovascular disease are increasing problems in China. However, the short-term association between fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is not well documented. The purpose of this study is to estimate the short-term effects of PM_2.5 on CVD admissions in Beijing, China.

Methods

In total, 460,938 electronic hospitalization summary reports for CVD between 2013 and 2017 were obtained. A generalized additive model using a quasi-Poisson distribution was used to investigate the association between exposure to PM_2.5 and hospitalizations for total and cause-specific CVD, including coronary heart disease (CHD), atrial fibrillation (AF), and heart failure (HF) after controlling for the season, t

SUBMITTER: Amsalu E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6670159 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature