ArticleEnvironment international2019
Acute effects of air pollution on mortality: A 17-year analysis in Kuwait.
Article in Environment international, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06798987 (Characterization of the Spatial Distribution and Drivers of the Association of Meteorological Factors and Air Pollution with the Number of First Aiders), which is not on this map. Cited by 29 papers.
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Characterization of the Spatial Distribution and Drivers of the Association of Meteorological Factors and Air Pollution with the Number of First Aiders
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29 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Global Health Impacts of Dust Storms: A Systematic Review.Environmental health insights · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe health burden from exposure to air pollution has been studied in many parts of the world. However, there is limited research on the health effects of air quality in arid areas where sand dust is the primary particulate pollution source.
objectiveStudy the risk of mortality from exposure to poor air quality days in Kuwait.
methodsWe conducted a time-series analysis using daily visibility as a measure of particulate pollution and non-accidental total mortality from January 2000 through December 2016. A generalized additive Poisson model was used adjusting for time trends, day of week, and temperature. Low visibility (yes/no), defined as visibility lower than the 25th percentile, was used as an indicator of poor air quality days. Dust storm events were also examined. Finally, we examined these associations after stratifying by gender, age group, and nationality (Kuwaitis/non-Kuwaitis).
resultsThere were 73,748 deaths from natural causes in Kuwait during the study period. The rate ratio comparing the mortality rate on low visibility days to high visibility days was 1.01 (95% CI: 0.99-1.03). Similar estimates were observed for dust storms (1.02, 95% CI: 1.00-1.04). Higher and statistically significant estimates were observed among non-Kuwaiti men and non-Kuwaiti adolescents and adults.
conclusionWe observed a higher risk of mortality during days with poor air quality in Kuwait from 2000 through 2016.
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