The short term burden of ambient fine particulate matter on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Ningbo, China

Environmental Health

Research

Jing Huang¹  Guoxing Li¹  Xinbiao Guo¹  Xiaochuan Pan¹  Qichen Liu¹  Yan Zhao¹  Xujun Qian²  Tao Zhang³  Guozhang Xu³  Tianfeng He³  Jiaying Xu⁴ 

[1] Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University School of Public Health, 38 Xueyuan Road, 100191, Beijing, China;Ningbo First Hospital, 59 Liuting Street, 315010, Ningbo, China;Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Haishu District, 237 Yongfeng Road, 315010, Ningbo, China;Tulan University, 6823 St. Charles Avenue, 70118, New Orleans, LA, USA;

关键词: Fine particulate matter (PM);    Years of life lost;    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;    Modifications;    Exposure-response curve;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12940-017-0253-1

 received in 2016-12-10, accepted in 2017-05-01,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundNumerous studies have found associations between ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and increased mortality risk. However, little evidence is available on associations between PM2.5 and years of life lost (YLL). We aimed to estimate the YLL due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) mortality related to ambient PM2.5 exposure.MethodsA time-series study was conducted based on the data on air pollutants, meteorological conditions and 18,472 registered COPD deaths in Ningbo, China, 2011–2015. The effects of PM2.5 on YLL and daily death of COPD were estimated, after controlling long term trend, meteorological index and other confounders.ResultsThe impact of PM2.5 on YLL due to COPD lasted for 5 days (lag 0–4). Per 10 μg/m3 increase in PM2.5 was associated with 0.91 (95%CI: 0.16, 1.66) years increase in YLL. The excess YLL of COPD mortality were 8206 years, and 0.38 day per person in Ningbo from 2011 to 2015. The exposure-response curve of PM2.5 and YLL due to COPD showed a non-linear pattern, with relatively steep at low levels and flattened out at higher exposures.. Furthermore, the effects were significantly higher in the elderly than those in the younger.ConclusionsOur findings explored burden of PM2.5 on YLL due to COPD and highlight the importance and urgency of ambient PM2.5 pollution control and protection of the vulnerable populations.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s). 2017