Back to Search
Start Over
Coarse particulate matter and emergency ambulance dispatches in Fukuoka, Japan: a time-stratified case-crossover study.
- Source :
-
Environmental health and preventive medicine [Environ Health Prev Med] 2015 Mar; Vol. 20 (2), pp. 130-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Dec 23. - Publication Year :
- 2015
-
Abstract
- Objectives: There is no conclusive evidence of adverse health effects caused by short-term exposure to coarse particulate matter, so in this case-crossover study we looked for an association between exposure and emergency ambulance dispatches (as a proxy of acute health outcomes).<br />Methods: We used data on emergency ambulance dispatches in Fukuoka City, Japan between 2005 and 2010. After excluding ambulance dispatches related to external injuries and pregnancy/childbirth, we analyzed data on 176,123 dispatches. Citywide daily mean concentrations of suspended particulate matter (SPM) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) were calculated from ambient monitoring data, and the differences between concentrations of SPM and PM2.5 were used as an exposure surrogate of coarse particulate matter. Using a conditional logistic regression model, we estimated the ambient temperature and relative humidity adjusted odds ratios (ORs) per 10 μg/m(3) increase in coarse particulate matter.<br />Results: The average daily concentration of coarse particulate matter over the study period was 9.9 μg/m(3), representing 33% of the total concentration of SPM. Elevated concentrations of coarse particulate matter were associated with an increase in respiratory disease-related emergency ambulance dispatches for adults aged 65 years or older (9,716 dispatches, OR for lag0-1 = 1.065, 95% confidence interval = 1.023-1.109). After additional adjustment for exposure to PM2.5, we observed a statistically non-significant increased risk (OR = 1.035, 0.986-1.086).<br />Conclusions: We found weak evidence of adverse effects of short-term exposure to coarse particulate matter on human health.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Child, Preschool
Cities
Cross-Over Studies
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Japan epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Particle Size
Risk Factors
Seasons
Time Factors
Young Adult
Air Pollutants analysis
Environmental Exposure
Hospitalization
Particulate Matter analysis
Respiratory Tract Diseases epidemiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1347-4715
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Environmental health and preventive medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25533085
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12199-014-0439-x