Association between exposure to ambient air pollution and hospital admission, incidence, and mortality of stroke: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of more than 23 million participants.
10.1186/s12199-021-00937-1
- Author:
Zhiping NIU
1
;
Feifei LIU
1
;
Hongmei YU
2
;
Shaotang WU
3
;
Hao XIANG
4
Author Information
1. Department of Global Health, School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan, China.
2. School of Management, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 37# Shierqiao Road, Chengdu, China.
3. Department of Global Health, School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan, China. tangdream@whu.edu.cn.
4. Department of Global Health, School of Health Sciences, Wuhan University, 115# Donghu Road, Wuhan, China. xianghao@whu.edu.cn.
- Publication Type:Systematic Review
- Keywords:
Air pollution;
Hospital admission;
Incidence;
Mortality;
Stroke
- MeSH:
Air Pollutants/adverse effects*;
Air Pollution/adverse effects*;
Environmental Exposure/adverse effects*;
Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data*;
Humans;
Incidence;
Particle Size;
Particulate Matter/adverse effects*;
Stroke/mortality*
- From:Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
2021;26(1):15-15
- CountryJapan
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Previous studies have suggested that exposure to air pollution may increase stroke risk, but the results remain inconsistent. Evidence of more recent studies is highly warranted, especially gas air pollutants.
METHODS:We searched PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science to identify studies till February 2020 and conducted a meta-analysis on the association between air pollution (PM
RESULTS:A total of 68 studies conducted from more than 23 million participants were included in our meta-analysis. Meta-analyses showed significant associations of all six air pollutants and stroke hospital admission (e.g., PM
CONCLUSIONS:Exposure to air pollution was positively associated with an increased risk of stroke hospital admission (PM
