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ArticleHeliyon2022

Long-term exposure to low air pollutant concentrations and hospitalisation for respiratory diseases in older men: A prospective cohort study in Perth, Australia.

Farhad Salimi, Ania Stasinska, Geoffrey G Morgan, Graeme J Hankey, Osvaldo Almeida, Bu Yeap, Leon Flicker, Jane Heyworth

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Article in Heliyon, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Farhad SalimiUniversity Centre for Rural Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Australia Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Australia.
Ania StasinskaSchool of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Geoffrey G MorganUniversity Centre for Rural Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Australia Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Australia.
Graeme J HankeyMedical School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Osvaldo AlmeidaMedical School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Bu YeapMedical School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Leon FlickerMedical School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Jane HeyworthSchool of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
The University of Western Australia · AUThe University of Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Acute exposure to ambient air pollution even at low concentrations has been associated with increased hospitalisation for respiratory diseases but the effects of long-term exposure are less certain. In this study, we investigated the associations between long-term exposures to PM Materials and methods: The study population of 11,156 men with no prior hospitalisation for respiratory disease was drawn from the Health in Men Study (HIMS) cohort of men aged >65 years living in Perth, Western Australia between 1996-1999. PM Results: No statistically significant associations were observed in the fully adjusted models. However, positive associations were observed with first hospitalisation for pneumonia (HR 1.08, 95% CI: 1.01-1.16) when adjusted for age, year of enrolment, smoking status, education, BMI and physical activity. Conclusions: In this longitudinal study of older men we found no evidence of associations between increased long-term exposure to low-level air pollution with increased risk of hospitalisation for respiratory diseases in Perth, Australia. More studies on respiratory morbidity associated with exposure to low levels of air pollution are needed for more comprehensive understanding of the overall risk.

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Air pollutionLow concentrationRespiratory diseaseSurvival model

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PMID36276719
PMCPMC9578981
OpenAlexW4303182794

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