A cohort study evaluating the risk of stroke associated with long-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidences have shown that the stroke risk associated with long-term exposure to particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of ≤2.5 μm (PM_2.5) varies among people in North America, Europe and Asia, but studies in Asia rarely evaluated the association by stroke type. We examined whether long-term exposure to PM_2.5 is associated with developing all strokes, ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke.

Methods

The retrospective cohort study consisted of 1,362,284 adults identified from beneficiaries of a universal health insurance program in 2011. We obtained data on air pollutants and meteorological measurements from air quality monitoring stations across Taiwan in 2010-2015. Annual mean levels of all environmental measurements in residing areas

SUBMITTER: Chen PC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9017007 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature