Association of long-term exposure to air pollutant mixture and incident cardiovascular disease in a highly polluted region of China

Apr 16, 2023Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)

Long-term exposure to mixed air pollution and new cases of heart and blood vessel disease in a highly polluted area of China

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During a follow-up of 56,090 person-years, 629 participants reported incident cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Long-term exposure to various air pollutants is associated with increased risk of incident CVD.
Adjusted hazard ratios indicate significant associations for several pollutants: Ozone (4.52), PM2.5 (2.39), PM10 (2.37), Nitric Oxide (1.36), Black Carbon (3.84), and Organic Matter (3.07).
The combined effect of the air pollutant mixture on incident CVD was estimated at 2.37.
Particulate Matter (PM) and Ozone contributed significantly to the combined effect, accounting for 54.3% and 44.5%, respectively.
When considering PM components, Organic Matter was identified as the main contributor, driving 55.2% of the combined effect.

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Despite growing evidence that links long-term air pollution exposure to cardiovascular disease (CVD), the combined effects of air pollutants and particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 μm (PM) components are still limited. A prospective cohort study was performed based on the Cohort Study on Chronic Disease of the Community Natural Population in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region (CHCN-BTH) to assess the association of long-term air pollutants with incident CVD and the combined effect of the air pollutants mixture among 26,851 adults. Three-year residential exposure to air pollutants (PM, O, PM, PM, NO, SOand CO) and PMcomponents [black carbon (BC), NH, SO, NOand organic matter (OM)] were calculated based on well-validated models. Proportional hazard models were applied to assess the association of air pollutants with incident CVD. Quantile g-Computation was used to examine the combined effect of the pollutant mixture. During the 56,090 person-years follow-up, 629 participants reported incident CVD. Adjusted hazard ratios with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of CVD per interquartile range increase in O, PM, PM, NO, BC, and OM concentrations were 4.52 (95%CI: 2.61, 7.83), 2.39 (95%CI: 1.83, 3.13), 2.37 (95%CI: 1.20, 4.70), 1.36 (95%CI: 1.19, 1.56), 3.84 (95%CI: 2.38, 6.18), and 3.07 (95%CI: 2.01, 4.69), respectively. In multi-pollutant models, the combined effect of air pollutant mixture on incident CVD was 2.37 (95%CI: 2.30, 2.44). PMand Ocontributed 54.3% and 44.5% of the combined effect of the air pollutant mixture, respectively. After using PMcomponents instead of PMas part of the mixture, OM drove 55.2% of the combined effect. The findings indicated associations of air pollutant mixtures with CVD incidence. PM(especially OM) and Omight strongly contribute to air pollutant mixtures that lead to incident CVD. 2.5 2.5 3 10 1 2 2 2.5 4 4 3 3 2.5 1 2 2.5 3 2.5 2.5 2.5 3 + 2--

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Association of long-term exposure to air pollutant mixture and incident cardiovascular disease in a highly polluted region of China

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