Short-term PM2.5 and cardiovascular admissions in NY State: assessing sensitivity to exposure model choice.

Mike Z HeVivian DoSiliang LiuPatrick L KinneyArlene M FioreXiaomeng JinNicholas DeFeliceJianzhao BiYang LiuTabassum Z InsafMarianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou

Published in: Environmental health : a global access science source (2021)

Effect estimates varied by a factor of almost four across methods to model exposures, likely due to varying degrees of exposure measurement error. Nonetheless, we observed a consistently harmful association between PM2.5 and CVD admissions, regardless of model choice.

Keyphrases

air pollution
particulate matter
heavy metals
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
risk assessment
decision making