ArticleEnvironmental health perspectives2023
Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Mortality among Four Million COVID-19 Cases in Italy: The EpiCovAir Study.
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- Spatial, temporal, and demographic nonstationary dynamics of COVID-19 exposure among older adults in the U.S.PloS one · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe role of chronic exposure to ambient air pollutants in increasing COVID-19 fatality is still unclear.
objectivesThe study aimed to investigate the association between long-term exposure to air pollutants and mortality among 4 million COVID-19 cases in Italy.
methodsWe obtained individual records of all COVID-19 cases identified in Italy from February 2020 to June 2021. We assigned 2016-2019 mean concentrations of particulate matter (PM) with aerodynamic diameter
resultsWe analyzed 3,995,202 COVID-19 cases, which generated 124,346 deaths. Overall, case-fatality rates increased by 0.7% [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.5%, 0.9%], 0.3% (95% CI: 0.2%, 0.5%), and 0.6% (95% CI: 0.5%, 0.8%) per DISCUSSION: We found suggestive evidence of an association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollutants with mortality among 4 million COVID-19 cases in Italy. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP11882.
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