Short-term exposure to fine particulate air pollution and emergency department visits for kidney diseases in the Atlanta metropolitan area.

ABSTRACT: Toxicological evidence has shown that fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) may affect distant organs, including kidneys, over the short term. However, epidemiological evidence is limited.

Objectives

We investigated associations between short-term exposure to PM_2.5, major PM_2.5 components [elemental carbon (EC), organic carbon (OC), sulfate, and nitrate], and gaseous co-pollutants (O₃, CO, SO₂, NO₂, and NO_x) and emergency department (ED) visits for kidney diseases during 2002-2008 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Methods

Log-linear time-series models were fitted to estimate the acute effects of air pollution, with single-day and unconstrained distributed lags, on rates of ED visits for kidney diseases [all renal disea

SUBMITTER: Bi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8367053 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature