Wan-Shui Yang1, Xin Wang2, Qin Deng2, Wen-Yan Fan2, Wei-Ye Wang2. 1. Department of Social Science and Public Health, School of Basic Medical Science, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang, China; Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Systems Biomedicine, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang, China. Electronic address: wanshuiyang@gmail.com. 2. Department of Social Science and Public Health, School of Basic Medical Science, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang, China; Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Systems Biomedicine, Jiujiang University, Jiujiang, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the transient effects of air pollutants on stroke morbidity and mortality using the meta-analytic approach. METHODS: Three databases were searched for case-crossover and time series studies assessing associations between daily increases in particles with diameter<2.5 μm (PM2.5) and diameter<10 μm (PM10), sulfur dioxide (SO2), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone, and risks of stroke hospitalizations and mortality. Risk estimates were combined using random-effects model. RESULTS: A total of 34 studies were included in the meta-analysis. Stroke hospitalizations or mortality increased 1.20% (95%CI: 0.22-2.18) per 10 μg/m3 increase in PM2.5, 0.58% (95%CI: 0.31-0.86) per 10 μg/m3 increase in PM10, 1.53% (95%CI: 0.66-2.41) per 10 parts per billion (ppb) increase in SO2, 2.96% (95%CI: 0.70-5.27) per 1 ppm increase in CO, and 2.24% (95%CI: 1.16-3.33) per 10ppb increase in NO2. These positive associations were the strongest on the same day of exposure, and appeared to be more apparent for ischemic stroke (for all 4 gaseous pollutants) and among Asian countries (for all 6 pollutants). In addition, an elevated risk (2.45% per 10 ppb; 95%CI: 0.35-4.60) of ischemic stroke associated with ozone was found, but not for hemorrhagic stroke. CONCLUSION: Our study indicates that air pollution may transiently increase the risk of stroke hospitalizations and stroke mortality. Although with a weak association, these findings if validated may be of both clinical and public health importance given the great global burden of stroke and air pollution.
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the transient effects of air pollutants on stroke morbidity and mortality using the meta-analytic approach. METHODS: Three databases were searched for case-crossover and time series studies assessing associations between daily increases in particles with diameter<2.5 μm (PM2.5) and diameter<10 μm (PM10), sulfur dioxide (SO2), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone, and risks of stroke hospitalizations and mortality. Risk estimates were combined using random-effects model. RESULTS: A total of 34 studies were included in the meta-analysis. Stroke hospitalizations or mortality increased 1.20% (95%CI: 0.22-2.18) per 10 μg/m3 increase in PM2.5, 0.58% (95%CI: 0.31-0.86) per 10 μg/m3 increase in PM10, 1.53% (95%CI: 0.66-2.41) per 10 parts per billion (ppb) increase in SO2, 2.96% (95%CI: 0.70-5.27) per 1 ppm increase in CO, and 2.24% (95%CI: 1.16-3.33) per 10ppb increase in NO2. These positive associations were the strongest on the same day of exposure, and appeared to be more apparent for ischemic stroke (for all 4 gaseous pollutants) and among Asian countries (for all 6 pollutants). In addition, an elevated risk (2.45% per 10 ppb; 95%CI: 0.35-4.60) of ischemic stroke associated with ozone was found, but not for hemorrhagic stroke. CONCLUSION: Our study indicates that air pollution may transiently increase the risk of stroke hospitalizations and stroke mortality. Although with a weak association, these findings if validated may be of both clinical and public health importance given the great global burden of stroke and air pollution.
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