US EPA

4168579 

Journal Article 

Short-term effects of ambient air pollution on emergency room admissions due to cardiovascular causes in Beijing, China 

Ma, Y; Zhao, Y; Yang, S; Zhou, J; Xin, J; Wang, S; Yang, D 

2017 

Yes 

Environmental Pollution
ISSN: 0269-7491
EISSN: 1873-6424 

230 

974-980 

English 

28753900 

10.1016/j.envpol.2017.06.104 

WOS:000412250900101 

Ambient air pollution has been a major global public health issue. A number of studies have shown various adverse effects of ambient air pollution on cardiovascular diseases. In the current study, we investigated the short-term effects of ambient air pollution on emergency room (ER) admissions due to cardiovascular causes in Beijing from 2009 to 2012 using a time-series analysis. A total of 82430 ER cardiovascular admissions were recorded. Different gender (male and female) and age groups (15yrs ≤ age <65 yrs and age ≥ 65 yrs) were also examined by single model and multiple-pollutant model. Three major pollutants (SO2, NO2 and PM10) had lag effects of 0-2 days on cardiovascular ER admissions. The relative risks (95% CI) of per 10 μg/m3 increase in PM10, SO2 and NO2 were 1.008 (0.997-1.020), 1.008(0.999-1.018) and 1.014(1.003-1.024), respectively. The effect was more pronounced in age ≥65 and males in Beijing. We also found the stronger acute effects on the elderly and females at lag 0 than on the younger people and males at lag 2.