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ArticleArchives of osteoporosis2023

Association between traffic-related air pollution and osteoporotic fracture hospitalizations in inland and coastal areas: evidences from the central areas of two cities in Shandong Province, China.

Xupeng Zhang, Shengwen Yu, Faxue Zhang, Shijie Zhu, Gaichan Zhao, Xiaowei Zhang, Tianzhou Li, Bo Yu, Wei Zhu, Dejia Li

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Article in Archives of osteoporosis, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xupeng ZhangDepartment of Public Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.
Shengwen YuDepartment of Orthopedics, Qingdao Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Qingdao Hiser hospital), Qingdao, 266033, China.
Faxue ZhangDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.
Shijie ZhuDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.
Gaichan ZhaoDepartment of Public Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.
Xiaowei ZhangDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.
Tianzhou LiDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China.
Bo YuDepartment of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250014, China.
Wei ZhuDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China. weizhu@whu.edu.cn.
Dejia LiDepartment of Public Health, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430071, China. djli@whu.edu.cn.
Wuhan University · CNQingdao University · CNShandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our result showed that short-term exposure to traffic-related air pollutants (TRAPs) might increase the risk of hospitalizations for osteoporotic fractures. It was suggested that government should formulate emission reduction policies to protect the health of citizens.

introductionAs the main source of urban air pollution in China, exhaust emissions of motor vehicles have been linked to adverse health outcomes, but evidence of the relationship between short-term exposure to TRAPs and osteoporotic fractures is still relatively rare.

methodsIn this study, a total of 5044 inpatients from an inland city (Jinan) and a coastal city (Qingdao), two cities with developed transportation in Shandong Province, were included. A generalized additive model (GAM) was used to investigate the association between TRAPs and hospitalizations for osteoporotic fractures. The stratified analyses were performed by gender and age.

resultsPositive associations between TRAPs and osteoporotic fracture hospitalizations were observed. We found that short-term exposure to TRAPs was associated with increased numbers of hospitalizations for osteoporotic fractures. PM

conclusionThis study implied that short-term exposure to TRAPs pollution was associated with an increased risk of hospitalizations for osteoporotic fractures. Female patients and patients aged 65 + years appeared to be more vulnerable to TRAPs, suggesting that poor air quality is a modifiable risk factor for osteoporotic fractures.

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Air PollutionOsteoporotic FracturesChinaCitiesEnvironmental ExposureFemaleHospitalizationHumansNitrogen DioxideParticulate MatterNitrogen DioxideParticulate MatterHospital admissionsOsteoporotic fracturesTime-series studyTraffic-related air pollution

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