[A time-series study on the association of stroke mortality and air pollution in Zhabei District, Shanghai]

Wei Sheng Yan Jiu. 2004 Jan;33(1):36-8.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Objective: To assess the association between air pollution and daily stroke mortality.

Methods: All death records of the decreased who lived in one urban district of Shanghai and died from stroke from January 1 to December 31, 2001 were collected. We used a time series approach to study the acute effects of air pollution on stroke mortality after controlling for long-term trends, weather variables, and day of the week.

Results: An increase of 10 micrograms/m3 of PM10, SO2 and NO2 corresponds to 1.008 (95% CI 1.000-1.016), 1.017 (95% CI 0.998-1.036), and 1.029 (95% CI 1.001-1.057) relative risk of stroke mortality, respectively in Shanghai.

Conclusion: Our findings provide new evidence for the association between air pollution and acute stroke mortality risk.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Air Pollutants / adverse effects*
  • Air Pollutants / analysis
  • China / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nitrogen Dioxide / adverse effects
  • Nitrogen Dioxide / analysis
  • Risk Factors
  • Stroke / mortality*
  • Sulfur Dioxide / adverse effects
  • Sulfur Dioxide / analysis
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Air Pollutants
  • Sulfur Dioxide
  • Nitrogen Dioxide