Effects of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Air Pollutant Levels and Associated Reductions in Ischemic Stroke Incidence in Shandong Province, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Local governments in China took restrictive measures after the outbreak of COVID-19 to control its spread, which unintentionally resulted in reduced anthropogenic emission sources of air pollutants. In this study, we intended to examine the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown policy on the concentration levels of particulate matter with aerodynamic diameters of ≤1 μm (PM₁), ≤2.5 μm (PM_2.5), and ≤10 μm (PM₁₀), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), sulfur dioxide (SO₂), ozone (O₃), and carbon monoxide (CO) and the potential subsequent reductions in the incidence of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke in Shandong Province, China.

Methods

A difference-in-difference model combining the daily incidence data for ischemic and h

SUBMITTER: Wu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9197688 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature