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Short-term exposure to air pollution and hospital admission after COVID-19 in Catalonia: the COVAIR-CAT study.

Anna AlariOtávio Tavares RanzaniSergio OlmosCarles MilàAlex RicoJoan BallesterXavier BasaganaPayam DadvandTalita Duarte SallesMark NieuwenhuijsenRosa Maria Vivanco-HidalgoCathryn Tonne
Published in: International journal of epidemiology (2024)
Our study suggests positive associations between NO2, PM2.5 and PM10 and hospitalization risk among individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 during the second wave. Cumulative hazard ratios were largely driven by exposure on the same day as hospitalization.
Keyphrases
  • air pollution
  • coronavirus disease
  • sars cov
  • emergency department
  • healthcare
  • risk assessment
  • polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
  • respiratory syndrome coronavirus
  • acute care