{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"submitter":["Tonne C"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Introduction</h4>Evidence from epidemiological studies based on individual-level data indicates that air pollution may be associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity. We aimed to test whether (1) long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with COVID-19-related hospital admission or mortality in the general population; (2) short-term exposure to air pollution is associated with COVID-19-related hospital admission following COVID-19 diagnosis; (3) there are vulnerable population subgroups; and (4) the influence of long-term air pollution exposure on COVID-19-related hospital admissions differed from that for other respiratory infections.<h4>Methods</h4>We constructed a cohort covering nearly the full population of Catalonia through registry linkage, with follow- u"],"journal":["Research report (Health Effects Institute)"],"pagination":["1-48"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11525941"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Air Pollution in Relation to COVID-19 Morbidity and Mortality: A Large Population-Based Cohort Study in Catalonia, Spain (COVAIR-CAT)."],"pmcid":["PMC11525941"],"pubmed_authors":["Foraster M","Alari A","Rico A","Valentin A","Mila C","Dadvand P","Duarte T","Olmos S","Sunyer J","Chaccour C","Ballester J","Ranzani O","Vivanco R","Nieuwenhuijsen MJ","Tonne C","Basagana X"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Air Pollution in Relation to COVID-19 Morbidity and Mortality: A Large Population-Based Cohort Study in Catalonia, Spain (COVAIR-CAT).","description":"<h4>Introduction</h4>Evidence from epidemiological studies based on individual-level data indicates that air pollution may be associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity. We aimed to test whether (1) long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with COVID-19-related hospital admission or mortality in the general population; (2) short-term exposure to air pollution is associated with COVID-19-related hospital admission following COVID-19 diagnosis; (3) there are vulnerable population subgroups; and (4) the influence of long-term air pollution exposure on COVID-19-related hospital admissions differed from that for other respiratory infections.<h4>Methods</h4>We constructed a cohort covering nearly the full population of Catalonia through registry linkage, with follow- u","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Sep","modification":"2025-04-04T09:59:07.271Z","creation":"2025-04-04T09:59:07.271Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11525941","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39468856"]}}