Surveillance of the short-term impact of fine particle air pollution on cardiovascular disease hospitalizations in New York State

Haley, Valerie B; Talbot, Thomas O; Felton, Henry D

doi:10.1186/1476-069X-8-42

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Surveillance of the short-term impact of fine particle air pollution on cardiovascular disease hospitalizations in New York State

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Sep 22 2009
By Haley, Valerie B ; Talbot, Thomas O ; Felton, Henry D

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Environ Health
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Haley, Valerie B ; Talbot, Thomas O ; Felton, Henry D
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Background

Studies have shown that the effects of particulate matter on health vary based on factors including the vulnerability of the population, health care practices, exposure factors, and the pollutant mix.

Methods

We used time-stratified case-crossover to estimate differences in the short-term impacts of PM2.5 on cardiovascular disease hospital admissions in New York State by geographic area, year, age, gender, co-morbid conditions, and area poverty rates.

Results

PM2.5 had a stronger impact on heart failure than other cardiovascular diagnoses, with 3.1% of heart failure admissions attributable to short-term PM2.5 exposure over background levels of 5 ug/m3. Older adults were significantly more susceptible to heart failure after short-term ambient PM2.5 exposure than younger adults.

Conclusion

The short-term impact of PM2.5 on cardiovascular disease admissions, and modifications of that impact, are small and difficult to measure with precision. Multi-state collaborations will be necessary to attain more precision to describe spatiotemporal differences in health impacts.
Subjects:

Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Air Pollutants Air Pollution Cardiovascular Diseases Cross-Over Studies Female Hospitalization Humans Inhalation Exposure Male Middle Aged Models, Theoretical Particulate Matter Risk Socioeconomic Factors Time Factors Urban Population
Source:

Environ Health. 2009; 8:42.
Pubmed ID:

19772650
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC2758853
Document Type:

Journal Article
Funding:

U38/EH00018401/EH/NCEH CDC HHS/United States
Place as Subject:

New York
Volume:

8
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CDC Public Access
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