Ambient air pollution and COVID-19 risk: Evidence from 35 observational studies
| Autor: | Yu-Hong Zhao, Hui-Xin Yu, Qing Chang, Si-Tian Zang, Ling Li, Jie Luan, Qi-Jun Wu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Biochemistry Article Observational study Air Pollution Environmental health Epidemiology medicine Humans Air quality index General Environmental Science COVID-19 mortality Ambient air pollution SARS-CoV-2 business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) COVID-19 Environmental Exposure Confidence interval Meta-analysis COVID-19 incidence Particulate Matter business |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Research |
| ISSN: | 0013-9351 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is severely threatening and challenging public health worldwide. Epidemiological studies focused on the influence of outdoor air pollution (AP) on COVID-19 risk have produced inconsistent conclusions. We aimed to quantitatively explore this association using a meta-analysis. METHODS: We searched for studies related to outdoor AP and COVID-19 risk in the Embase, PubMed, and Web of Science databases. No language restriction was utilized. The search date entries were up to August 13, 2021. Pooled estimates and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were obtained with random-/fixed-effects models. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42021244656. RESULTS: A total of 35 articles were eligible for the meta-analysis. For long-term exposure to AP, COVID-19 incidence was positively associated with 1 µg/m3 increase in nitrogen dioxide (NO2; effect size = 1.042, 95% CI 1.017-1.068), particulate matter with diameter |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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