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Fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) and the risk of acute ischemic stroke.


ABSTRACT: Short-term changes in levels of fine ambient particulate matter (PM2.5) may increase the risk of acute ischemic stroke; however, results from prior studies have been inconsistent. We examined this hypothesis using data from a multicenter prospective stroke registry.We analyzed data from 9202 patients hospitalized with acute ischemic stroke, having a documented date and time of stroke onset, and residing within 50 km of a PM2.5 monitor in 8 cities in Ontario, Canada. We evaluated the risk of ischemic stroke onset associated with PM2.5 in each city using a time-stratified case-crossover design, matching on day of week and time of day. We then combined these city-specific estimates using random-effects meta-analysis techniques. We examined whether the effects of PM2.5 differed across strata defined by patient characteristics and ischemic stroke etiology.Overall, PM2.5 was associated with a -0.7% change in ischemic stroke risk per 10-?g/m increase in PM2.5 (95% confidence interval = -6.3% to 5.1%). These overall negative results were robust to a number of sensitivity analyses. Among patients with diabetes mellitus, PM2.5 was associated with an 11% increase in ischemic stroke risk (1% to 22%). The association between PM2.5 and ischemic stroke risk varied according to stroke etiology, with the strongest associations observed for strokes due to large-artery atherosclerosis and small-vessel occlusion.These results do not support the hypothesis that short-term increases in PM2.5 levels are associated with ischemic stroke risk overall. However, specific patient subgroups may be at increased risk of particulate-related ischemic strokes.

SUBMITTER: O'Donnell MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3102528 | biostudies-literature | 2011 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) and the risk of acute ischemic stroke.

O'Donnell Martin J MJ   Fang Jiming J   Mittleman Murray A MA   Kapral Moira K MK   Wellenius Gregory A GA  

Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) 20110501 3


<h4>Background</h4>Short-term changes in levels of fine ambient particulate matter (PM2.5) may increase the risk of acute ischemic stroke; however, results from prior studies have been inconsistent. We examined this hypothesis using data from a multicenter prospective stroke registry.<h4>Methods</h4>We analyzed data from 9202 patients hospitalized with acute ischemic stroke, having a documented date and time of stroke onset, and residing within 50 km of a PM2.5 monitor in 8 cities in Ontario, Ca  ...[more]

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