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Article: Short-term effects of particulate air pollution on male smokers and never-smokers

TitleShort-term effects of particulate air pollution on male smokers and never-smokers
Authors
Issue Date2007
PublisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.epidem.com
Citation
Epidemiology, 2007, v. 18 n. 5, p. 593-598 How to Cite?
AbstractBACKGROUND: Numerous studies have shown that ambient air pollution and smoking are both associated with increased mortality, but until now there has been little evidence as to whether the effects of these 2 factors combined are greater than the sum of their individual effects. We assessed whether smokers are subject to additional mortality risk from air pollution relative to never-smokers. METHODS: This study included 10,833 Chinese men in Hong Kong who died at the age of 30 or above during the period 1 January to 31 December 1998. Relatives who registered for deceased persons were interviewed about the deceased's smoking history and other personal lifestyle factors about 10 years before death. Poisson regression for daily number of deaths was fitted to estimate excess risks per 10 μg/m increase in particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter <10 μm (PM10) in male smokers and never-smokers in stratified data, and additional excess risk for smokers relative to never-smokers in combined data. RESULTS: In smokers there was a significant excess risk associated with PM10 for all natural causes and cardio-respiratory diseases for men age 30 years or older and men 65 or older. For all natural causes, greater excess risk associated with PM10 was observed for smokers relative to never-smokers: 1.9% (95% confidence interval = 0.3% to 3.6%) in men age 30 and older and 2.3% (0.4% to 4.3%) in those age 65 and older. CONCLUSIONS: Ambient particulate air pollution is associated with greater excess mortality in male smokers compared with never-smokers. © 2007 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/86778
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2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.655
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dc.contributor.authorWong, CMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorOu, CQen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLee, NWen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, KPen_HK
dc.contributor.authorThach, TQen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChau, YKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHo, SYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHedley, AJen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLam, THen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T09:21:12Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-06T09:21:12Z-
dc.date.issued2007en_HK
dc.identifier.citationEpidemiology, 2007, v. 18 n. 5, p. 593-598en_HK
dc.identifier.issn1044-3983en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/86778-
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Numerous studies have shown that ambient air pollution and smoking are both associated with increased mortality, but until now there has been little evidence as to whether the effects of these 2 factors combined are greater than the sum of their individual effects. We assessed whether smokers are subject to additional mortality risk from air pollution relative to never-smokers. METHODS: This study included 10,833 Chinese men in Hong Kong who died at the age of 30 or above during the period 1 January to 31 December 1998. Relatives who registered for deceased persons were interviewed about the deceased's smoking history and other personal lifestyle factors about 10 years before death. Poisson regression for daily number of deaths was fitted to estimate excess risks per 10 μg/m increase in particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter <10 μm (PM10) in male smokers and never-smokers in stratified data, and additional excess risk for smokers relative to never-smokers in combined data. RESULTS: In smokers there was a significant excess risk associated with PM10 for all natural causes and cardio-respiratory diseases for men age 30 years or older and men 65 or older. For all natural causes, greater excess risk associated with PM10 was observed for smokers relative to never-smokers: 1.9% (95% confidence interval = 0.3% to 3.6%) in men age 30 and older and 2.3% (0.4% to 4.3%) in those age 65 and older. CONCLUSIONS: Ambient particulate air pollution is associated with greater excess mortality in male smokers compared with never-smokers. © 2007 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.epidem.comen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofEpidemiologyen_HK
dc.rightsEpidemiology. Copyright © Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.en_HK
dc.subject.meshAdulten_HK
dc.subject.meshAgeden_HK
dc.subject.meshAged, 80 and overen_HK
dc.subject.meshAir Pollutants - adverse effectsen_HK
dc.subject.meshAir Pollution - adverse effects - statistics & numerical dataen_HK
dc.subject.meshCardiovascular Diseases - mortalityen_HK
dc.subject.meshCause of Deathen_HK
dc.subject.meshHong Kong - epidemiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
dc.subject.meshInterviews as Topicen_HK
dc.subject.meshMaleen_HK
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_HK
dc.subject.meshMortalityen_HK
dc.subject.meshParticulate Matter - adverse effectsen_HK
dc.subject.meshPoisson Distributionen_HK
dc.subject.meshRegistriesen_HK
dc.subject.meshRisk Assessmenten_HK
dc.subject.meshSmoking - epidemiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshTime Factorsen_HK
dc.titleShort-term effects of particulate air pollution on male smokers and never-smokersen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.openurlhttp://library.hku.hk:4550/resserv?sid=HKU:IR&issn=1044-3983&volume=18&issue=5&spage=593&epage=598&date=2007&atitle=Short-term+effects+of+particulate+air+pollution+on+male+smokers+and+never-smokersen_HK
dc.identifier.emailWong, CM:hrmrwcm@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1097/EDE.0b013e318125713cen_HK
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