Impact of birth season on the years of life lost from respiratory diseases in the elderly related to ambient PM_2.5 exposure in Ningbo, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ambient fine particle (PM_2.5) pollution is an important public health problem in China. Short-term ambient PM_2.5 exposure is associated with increased mortality of respiratory diseases. However, few evidence was available on the effect of exposure to ambient PM_2.5 on the years of life lost (YLL) from respiratory diseases in the elderly. Furthermore, birth season which is frequently applied as a proxy for environmental exposure in early life may influence the health outcome in the later life. Nevertheless, the modification effect of birth season on the relationship of PM_2.5 exposure and respiratory health need to be explored.

Methods

A time-stratified case-crossover design was used to analyze YLL from respiratory diseases

SUBMITTER: Yang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8286574 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature