Residential exposure to petroleum refining and stroke in the southern United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The southern United States (U.S.) sustains a disproportionate burden of incident stroke and associated mortality, compared to other parts of the U.S. A large proportion of this risk remains unexplained. Petroleum production and refining (PPR) is concentrated within this region and emits multiple pollutants implicated in stroke pathogenesis. The relationship between residential PPR exposure and stroke has not been studied.

Objective

We aimed to investigate the census tract-level association between residential PPR exposure and stroke prevalence for adults (≥18 years) in seven southern U.S. states in 2018.

Methods

We conducted spatial distance- and generalized propensity score-matched analysis that adjusts for sociodemographic factors, smoking, and unmeasured

SUBMITTER: Kim H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9629383 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature