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Short-term associations between fine and coarse particulate matter and hospitalizations in Southern Europe: results from the MED-PARTICLES project.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence on the short-term effects of fine and coarse particles on morbidity in Europe is scarce and inconsistent.

Objectives

We aimed to estimate the association between daily concentrations of fine and coarse particles with hospitalizations for cardiovascular and respiratory conditions in eight Southern European cities, within the MED-PARTICLES project.

Methods

City-specific Poisson models were fitted to estimate associations of daily concentrations of particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter ? 2.5 ?m (PM2.5), ? 10 ?m (PM10), and their difference (PM2.5-10) with daily counts of emergency hospitalizations for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. We derived pooled estimates from random-effects meta-analysis and evaluated the robustness of results to co-pollutant exposure adjustment and model specification. Pooled concentration-response curves were estimated using a meta-smoothing approach.

Results

We found significant associations between all PM fractions and cardiovascular admissions. Increases of 10 ?g/m3 in PM2.5, 6.3 ?g/m3 in PM2.5-10, and 14.4 ?g/m3 in PM10 (lag 0-1 days) were associated with increases in cardiovascular admissions of 0.51% (95% CI: 0.12, 0.90%), 0.46% (95% CI: 0.10, 0.82%), and 0.53% (95% CI: 0.06, 1.00%), respectively. Stronger associations were estimated for respiratory hospitalizations, ranging from 1.15% (95% CI: 0.21, 2.11%) for PM10 to 1.36% (95% CI: 0.23, 2.49) for PM2.5 (lag 0-5 days).

Conclusions

PM2.5 and PM2.5-10 were positively associated with cardiovascular and respiratory admissions in eight Mediterranean cities. Information on the short-term effects of different PM fractions on morbidity in Southern Europe will be useful to inform European policies on air quality standards.

SUBMITTER: Stafoggia M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3764077 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Short-term associations between fine and coarse particulate matter and hospitalizations in Southern Europe: results from the MED-PARTICLES project.

Stafoggia Massimo M Samoli Evangelia E Alessandrini Ester E Cadum Ennio E Ostro Bart B Berti Giovanna G Faustini Annunziata A Jacquemin Benedicte B Linares Cristina C Pascal Mathilde M Randi Giorgia G Ranzi Andrea A Stivanello Elisa E Forastiere Francesco F

Environmental health perspectives 20130618 9

<h4>Background</h4>Evidence on the short-term effects of fine and coarse particles on morbidity in Europe is scarce and inconsistent.<h4>Objectives</h4>We aimed to estimate the association between daily concentrations of fine and coarse particles with hospitalizations for cardiovascular and respiratory conditions in eight Southern European cities, within the MED-PARTICLES project.<h4>Methods</h4>City-specific Poisson models were fitted to estimate associations of daily concentrations of particul ...[more]

PMID: 23777832

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Short-term associations between fine and coarse particulate matter and hospitalizations in Southern Europe: results from the MED-PARTICLES project.

Background

Objectives

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Short-term associations between fine and coarse particulate matter and hospitalizations in Southern Europe: results from the MED-PARTICLES project.

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