American Journal of Epidemiology Original Contribution Association of Particulate Air Pollution with Daily Mortality the China Air Pollution and Health Effects Study
American Journal of Epidemiology Original Contribution Association of Particulate Air Pollution with Daily Mortality the China Air Pollution and Health Effects Study
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Renjie Chen;H. Kan;Bing-heng Chen;Wei Huang;Z. Bai;G. Song;G. Pan
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Renjie Chen;H. Kan;Bing-heng Chen;Wei Huang;Z. Bai;G. Song;G. Pan
China is one of the few countries with some of the highest particulate matter levels in the world. However, only a small number of particulate matter health studies have been conducted in China. The study objective was to examine the association of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 10 lm (PM 10) with daily mortality in 16 Chinese cities between 1996 and 2008. Two-stage Bayesian hierarchical models were applied to obtain city-specific and national average estimates. Poisson regression models incorporating natural spline smoothing functions were used to adjust for long-term and seasonal trends of mortality, as well as other time-varying covariates. The averaged daily concentrations of PM 10 in the 16 Chinese cities ranged from 52 lg/m 3 to 156 lg/m 3. The 16-city combined analysis showed significant associations of PM 10 with mortality: A 10-lg/m 3 increase in 2-day moving-average PM 10 was associated with a 0.35% (95% posterior interval (PI): 0.18, 0.52) increase of total mortality, 0.44% (95% PI: 0.23, 0.64) increase of cardiovascular mortality, and 0.56% (95% PI: 0.31, 0.81) increase of respiratory mortality. Females, older people, and residents with low educational attainment appeared to be more vulnerable to PM 10 exposure. Conclusively, this largest epidemiologic study of particulate air pollution in China suggests that short-term exposure to PM 10 is associated with increased mortality risk. Ambient air pollution is a complex mixture composed of both solid particles and gaseous pollutants. Among the various air pollutants, particulate matter shows the strongest evidence for adverse health effects (1). Short-term exposure to particulate matter has been linked to adverse health effects, including increased mortality, increased rates of hospital admissions and emergency department visits, exacerbation of chronic respiratory conditions, and decreased lung function (2). Recent multicity analyses conducted in North America and Europe provide further evidence supporting the coherence and plausibility of short-tem association of particulate matter with cardiorespiratory disorders (3–5). Most of these studies were conducted in developed countries; to our knowledge, only 1 multicity study, the Public Health and Air Pollution in Asia (PAPA) project, has examined the acute health effects of particulate matter in Asian developing countries (6). China is one of the few countries with highest particulate matter levels in the world (7). However, only a small number of health studies of particulate matter have been conducted in China (8). The PAPA project includes only 2 mainland Chinese cities—Shanghai and Wuhan. There remains …