scholarly journals Racial Disparities in Air Pollution Burden and COVID-19 Deaths in Louisiana, USA, in the Context of Long-Term Changes in Fine Particulate Pollution

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly A. Terrell ◽  
Wesley James
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Racial Disparities ◽  
Particulate Pollution ◽  
Fine Particulate ◽  
Long Term Changes

scholarly journals Long‐Term Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution Is Associated With 30‐Day Readmissions and Hospital Visits Among Patients With Heart Failure

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cavin K. Ward‐Caviness, ◽  
Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi, ◽  
Joshua Moyer, ◽  
Anne M. Weaver, ◽  
Wayne E. Cascio, ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Fine Particulate Matter ◽  
Total Hospital ◽  
Fine Particulate ◽  
Patients With Heart Failure ◽  
Hospital Visits ◽  
Pollution Exposure

Background Long‐term air pollution exposure is a significant risk factor for inpatient hospital admissions in the general population. However, we lack information on whether long‐term air pollution exposure is a risk factor for hospital readmissions, particularly in individuals with elevated readmission rates. Methods and Results We determined the number of readmissions and total hospital visits (outpatient visits+emergency room visits+inpatient admissions) for 20 920 individuals with heart failure. We used quasi‐Poisson regression models to associate annual average fine particulate matter at the date of heart failure diagnosis with the number of hospital visits and 30‐day readmissions. We used inverse probability weights to balance the distribution of confounders and adjust for the competing risk of death. Models were adjusted for age, race, sex, smoking status, urbanicity, year of diagnosis, short‐term fine particulate matter exposure, comorbid disease, and socioeconomic status. A 1‐µg/m 3 increase in fine particulate matter was associated with a 9.31% increase (95% CI, 7.85%–10.8%) in total hospital visits, a 4.35% increase (95% CI, 1.12%–7.68%) in inpatient admissions, and a 14.2% increase (95% CI, 8.41%–20.2%) in 30‐day readmissions. Associations were robust to different modeling approaches. Conclusions These results highlight the potential for air pollution to play a role in hospital use, particularly hospital visits and readmissions. Given the elevated frequency of hospitalizations and readmissions among patients with heart failure, these results also represent an important insight into modifiable environmental risk factors that may improve outcomes and reduce hospital use among patients with heart failure.

scholarly journals Long-term Exposure to Ambient Fine Particulate Pollution Induces Insulin Resistance and Mitochondrial Alteration in Adipose Tissue

2011 ◽  
Vol 124 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaohua Xu ◽  
Cuiqing Liu ◽  
Zhaobin Xu ◽  
Kevin Tzan ◽  
Mianhua Zhong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Particulate Pollution ◽  
Fine Particulate ◽  
Mitochondrial Alteration

Quantifying short-term and long-term health benefits of attaining ambient fine particulate pollution standards in Guangzhou, China

2016 ◽  
Vol 137 ◽  
pp. 38-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hualiang Lin ◽  
Tao Liu ◽  
Jianpeng Xiao ◽  
Weilin Zeng ◽  
Xing Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Benefits ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Particulate Pollution ◽  
Fine Particulate

Long-term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Mortality Among Canadian Women

Epidemiology ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 536-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul J. Villeneuve ◽  
Scott A. Weichenthal ◽  
Daniel Crouse ◽  
Anthony B. Miller ◽  
Teresa To ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Fine Particulate Matter ◽  
Fine Particulate
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document