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SynthesisAmerican journal of public health2018

Global Association of Air Pollution and Cardiorespiratory Diseases: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Investigation of Modifier Variables.

Weeberb J Requia, Matthew D Adams, Altaf Arain, Stefania Papatheodorou, Petros Koutrakis, Moataz Mahmoud

Open access · greenAbstract readMeta-AnalysisSystematic Review
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In one paragraph

Synthesis in American journal of public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
54citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
9.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 178 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Weeberb J RequiaWeeberb J. Requia and Moataz Mahmoud are with McMaster University, McMaster Institute for Transportation and Logistics, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Matthew D. Adams is with Ryerson University, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Toronto, Ontario. Altaf Arain is with McMaster University, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, Hamilton. Stefania Papatheodorou is with Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health, Limassol, Cyprus. Petros Koutrakis is with Harvard University, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA.
Matthew D AdamsWeeberb J. Requia and Moataz Mahmoud are with McMaster University, McMaster Institute for Transportation and Logistics, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Matthew D. Adams is with Ryerson University, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Toronto, Ontario. Altaf Arain is with McMaster University, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, Hamilton. Stefania Papatheodorou is with Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health, Limassol, Cyprus. Petros Koutrakis is with Harvard University, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA.
Altaf ArainWeeberb J. Requia and Moataz Mahmoud are with McMaster University, McMaster Institute for Transportation and Logistics, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Matthew D. Adams is with Ryerson University, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Toronto, Ontario. Altaf Arain is with McMaster University, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, Hamilton. Stefania Papatheodorou is with Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health, Limassol, Cyprus. Petros Koutrakis is with Harvard University, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA.
Stefania PapatheodorouWeeberb J. Requia and Moataz Mahmoud are with McMaster University, McMaster Institute for Transportation and Logistics, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Matthew D. Adams is with Ryerson University, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Toronto, Ontario. Altaf Arain is with McMaster University, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, Hamilton. Stefania Papatheodorou is with Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health, Limassol, Cyprus. Petros Koutrakis is with Harvard University, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA.
Petros KoutrakisWeeberb J. Requia and Moataz Mahmoud are with McMaster University, McMaster Institute for Transportation and Logistics, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Matthew D. Adams is with Ryerson University, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Toronto, Ontario. Altaf Arain is with McMaster University, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, Hamilton. Stefania Papatheodorou is with Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health, Limassol, Cyprus. Petros Koutrakis is with Harvard University, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA.
Moataz MahmoudWeeberb J. Requia and Moataz Mahmoud are with McMaster University, McMaster Institute for Transportation and Logistics, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Matthew D. Adams is with Ryerson University, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Toronto, Ontario. Altaf Arain is with McMaster University, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, Hamilton. Stefania Papatheodorou is with Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health, Limassol, Cyprus. Petros Koutrakis is with Harvard University, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA.
McMaster University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLittle is known about the health risks of air pollution and cardiorespiratory diseases, globally, across regions and populations, which may differ because of external factors.

objectivesWe systematically reviewed the evidence on the association between air pollution and cardiorespiratory diseases (hospital admissions and mortality), including variability by energy, transportation, socioeconomic status, and air quality. SEARCH

methodsWe conducted a literature search (PubMed and Web of Science) for studies published between 2006 and May 11, 2016. SELECTION CRITERIA: We included studies if they met all of the following criteria: (1) considered at least 1 of these air pollutants: carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, or particulate matter (PM DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: We extracted data from each study, including location, health outcome, and risk estimates. We performed a meta-analysis to estimate the overall effect and to account for both within- and between-study heterogeneity. Then, we applied a model selection (least absolute shrinkage and selection operator) to assess the modifier variables, and, lastly, we performed meta-regression analyses to evaluate the modifier variables contributing to heterogeneity among studies. MAIN

resultsWe assessed 2183 studies, of which we selected 529 for in-depth review, and 70 articles fulfilled our study inclusion criteria. The 70 studies selected for meta-analysis encompass more than 30 million events across 28 countries. We found positive associations between cardiorespiratory diseases and different air pollutants. For example, when we considered only the association between PM

conclusionsVariables related to aspects of energy, transportation, and socioeconomic status may explain the varying effect size of the association between air pollution and cardiorespiratory diseases. Public Health Implications. Our study provides a transferable model to estimate the health effects of air pollutants to support the creation of environmental health public policies for national and international intervention.

Indexed as

Air PollutantsAir PollutionCardiovascular DiseasesFemaleGlobal HealthHospitalizationHumansMaleRespiratory Tract DiseasesAir Pollutants

Identifiers

PMID29072932
PMCPMC5922189
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