Long-term exposure to PM2.5 and cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality in an Eastern Mediterranean country: findings based on a 15-year cohort study.
Soheila JalaliMojgan KarbakhshMehdi MomeniMarzieh TaheriSaeid AminiMarjan MansourianNizal SarrafzadeganPublished in: Environmental health : a global access science source (2021)
Results from analyses suggest that the effect of PM2.5 on cardiovascular disease occurrence was stronger in the case of older people, smokers, and those with high blood pressure and diabetes. The final results revealed that long-term exposure to ambient PM2.5 with high concentrations positively correlated with IHD incidence and its major subtypes, except for mortality. The outcome accentuates the need for better air quality in many countries.
Keyphrases
- cardiovascular disease
- particulate matter
- air pollution
- cardiovascular events
- risk factors
- blood pressure
- type diabetes
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- heavy metals
- risk assessment
- south africa
- water soluble
- cardiovascular risk factors
- smoking cessation
- hypertensive patients
- metabolic syndrome
- glycemic control
- blood glucose