Local attributable burden disease to PM _2.5 ambient air pollution in Medellin, Colombia, 2010-2016.

ABSTRACT: Background: Exposure to 2.5-micron diameter air pollutants (PM _2.5) has been associated with an increased risk of illness and death worldwide; however, in Latin American health impacts assessment of this risk factor is scarce. Medellín is one of the most polluted cities in the region, with a population growth rate that is twice as high as that of other Colombian cities, which implies a growing population at risk. Methods: A descriptive study of the disease burden was carried out using the city as the unit of observation. Health events were selected based on epidemiologic evidence and the availability of the population attributable fraction associated with PM _2.5. The mortality records were taken from the module of deceased of the Single Registry of Affil

SUBMITTER: Grisales-Romero H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8564742 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature