Associations between long term air pollution exposure and first hospital admission for kidney and total urinary system diseases in the US Medicare population: nationwide longitudinal cohort study.

Whanhee LeeXiao WuSeulkee HeoKelvin C FongJi-Young SonM Benjamin SabathDanielle BraunJae Yoon ParkYong Chul KimJung Pyo LeeJoel SchwartzHo KimFrancesca DominiciMichelle Bell

Published in: BMJ medicine (2022)

The findings suggest that higher annual air pollution levels were associated with increased risk of first hospital admission related to diseases of the kidney and urinary system or CKD in the Medicare population.

Keyphrases

air pollution
emergency department
particulate matter
healthcare
lung function
acute care
chronic kidney disease
cross sectional
adverse drug
cystic fibrosis