ArticleJournal of public health (Oxford, England)2019
Cumulative exposure to air pollution and subsequent mortality among older adults in China.
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- Long-term air pollution exposure and markers of cardiometabolic health in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health).Environment international · 2023Article
- Frailty Related to the Exposure to Particulate Matter and Ozone: The Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Short-term exposure to ambient air pollution and daily atherosclerotic heart disease mortality in a cool climate.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2019Article
- Air quality and obesity at older ages in China: The role of duration, severity and pollutants.PloS one · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundResearch on the health effects of exposure to air pollution is growing. However, relatively little attention has been paid to the effects of long-term and cumulative exposure to air pollutants. Individual-level studies on the health consequences of air pollution in China are especially scarce. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of cumulative exposure to sulfur dioxide (SO2), an air pollutant of particular concern in China, on all-cause mortality in older Chinese adults.
methodsUsing a nationally representative sample of older adults in China (N = 11 199), we tracked mortality over an 11-year period (2000-11). Air pollution data were linked to respondents using provincial identifiers. To examine the effect of cumulative SO2 exposure on mortality, we employed multilevel multinomial logistic regression models that account for within subject clustering of observations over time and clustering at the province level.
resultsWe found that every 10-μg/m3 increase in cumulative exposure to SO2 increased the odds of death by nearly 1% (OR = 1.008; 95% CI: 1.002-1.014), controlling for province- and individual-level social and economic characteristics.
conclusionsOur analysis shows that air pollution is a risk factor for morality in older Chinese adults. Findings suggest that stronger SO2 regulations may enhance longevity.
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