Associations between air pollution and outpatient visits for arrhythmia in Hangzhou, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Arrhythmia is a common cardiovascular event that is associated with increased cardiovascular health risks. Previous studies that have explored the association between air pollution and arrhythmia have obtained inconsistent results, and the association between the two in China is unclear.

Methods

We collected daily data on air pollutants and meteorological factors from 1st January 2014 to 31st December 2016, along with daily outpatient visits for arrhythmia in Hangzhou, China. We used a quasi-Poisson regression along with a distributed lag nonlinear model to study the association between air pollution and arrhythmia morbidity.

Results

The results of the single-pollutant model showed that each increase of 10 μg/m³ of Fine particulate matter (PM

SUBMITTER: Wang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7542945 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature