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Article: Air pollution and hospital admissions for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in Hong Kong

TitleAir pollution and hospital admissions for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in Hong Kong
Authors
KeywordsAir pollution
Cardiovascular diseases
Respiratory diseases
Issue Date1999
PublisherB M J Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.occenvmed.com
Citation
Occupational And Environmental Medicine, 1999, v. 56 n. 10, p. 679-683 How to Cite?
AbstractObjective - To investigate short term effects of concentrations of pollutants in ambient air on hospital admissions for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases in Hong Kong. Methods - Retrospective ecological study. A Poisson regression was performed of concentrations of daily air pollutant on daily counts of emergency hospital admissions in 12 major hospitals. The effects of time trend, season, and other cyclical factors, temperature, and humidity were accounted for. Autocorrelation and over-dispersion were corrected. Daily concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO 2), sulphur dioxide (SO 2), ozone (O 3), and particulate matter < 10 μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM 10) were obtained from seven air monitoring stations in Hong Kong in 1994 and 1995. Relative risks (RR) of respiratory and cardiovascular disease admissions (for an increase of 10 μg/m 3 in concentration of air pollutant) were calculated. Results - Significant associations were found between hospital admissions for all respiratory diseases, all cardiovascular diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, and heart failure and the concentration is of all four pollutants. Admissions for asthma, pneumonia, and influenza were significantly associated with NO 2, O 3, and PM 10. Relative risk (RR) for admissions for respiratory disease for the four pollutants ranged from 1.013 (for SO 2) to 1.022 (for O 3), and for admissions for cardiovascular disease, from 1.006 (for PM 10) to 1.016 (for SO 2). Those aged ≥ 65 years were at higher risk. Significant positive interactions were detected between NO 2, O 3, and PM 10, and between O 3 and winter months. Conclusions - Adverse health effects are evident at current ambient concentrations of air pollutants. Further reduction in air pollution is necessary to protect the health of the community, especially that of the high risk group.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/92535
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dc.contributor.authorWong, TWen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLau, TSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYu, TSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorNeller, Aen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, SLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTam, Wen_HK
dc.contributor.authorPang, SWen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-17T10:49:19Z-
dc.date.available2010-09-17T10:49:19Z-
dc.date.issued1999en_HK
dc.identifier.citationOccupational And Environmental Medicine, 1999, v. 56 n. 10, p. 679-683en_HK
dc.identifier.issn1351-0711en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/92535-
dc.description.abstractObjective - To investigate short term effects of concentrations of pollutants in ambient air on hospital admissions for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases in Hong Kong. Methods - Retrospective ecological study. A Poisson regression was performed of concentrations of daily air pollutant on daily counts of emergency hospital admissions in 12 major hospitals. The effects of time trend, season, and other cyclical factors, temperature, and humidity were accounted for. Autocorrelation and over-dispersion were corrected. Daily concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO 2), sulphur dioxide (SO 2), ozone (O 3), and particulate matter < 10 μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM 10) were obtained from seven air monitoring stations in Hong Kong in 1994 and 1995. Relative risks (RR) of respiratory and cardiovascular disease admissions (for an increase of 10 μg/m 3 in concentration of air pollutant) were calculated. Results - Significant associations were found between hospital admissions for all respiratory diseases, all cardiovascular diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, and heart failure and the concentration is of all four pollutants. Admissions for asthma, pneumonia, and influenza were significantly associated with NO 2, O 3, and PM 10. Relative risk (RR) for admissions for respiratory disease for the four pollutants ranged from 1.013 (for SO 2) to 1.022 (for O 3), and for admissions for cardiovascular disease, from 1.006 (for PM 10) to 1.016 (for SO 2). Those aged ≥ 65 years were at higher risk. Significant positive interactions were detected between NO 2, O 3, and PM 10, and between O 3 and winter months. Conclusions - Adverse health effects are evident at current ambient concentrations of air pollutants. Further reduction in air pollution is necessary to protect the health of the community, especially that of the high risk group.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherB M J Publishing Group. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.occenvmed.comen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofOccupational and Environmental Medicineen_HK
dc.subjectAir pollutionen_HK
dc.subjectCardiovascular diseasesen_HK
dc.subjectRespiratory diseasesen_HK
dc.titleAir pollution and hospital admissions for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in Hong Kongen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailTam, W: wwstam@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1136/oem.56.10.679-
dc.identifier.pmid10658547-
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