Long term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter and incidence of stroke: prospective cohort study from the China-PAR project

• Published in: BMJ (Online) Vol. 367; p. l6720
• Main Authors: Huang, Keyong, Liang, Fengchao, Yang, Xueli, Liu, Fangchao, Li, Jianxin, Xiao, Qingyang, Chen, Jichun, Liu, Xiaoqing, Cao, Jie, Shen, Chong, Yu, Ling, Lu, Fanghong, Wu, Xianping, Zhao, Liancheng, Wu, Xigui, Li, Ying, Hu, Dongsheng, Huang, Jianfeng, Liu, Yang, Lu, Xiangfeng, Gu, Dongfeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 30.12.2019; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
• Subjects: Adult; Air pollution; Arteriosclerosis; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular diseases; China - epidemiology; Cohort analysis; Collaboration; Data collection; Dose-response effects; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Epidemiology; Family medical history; Female; Hemorrhage; Hospitals; Humans; Incidence; Ischemia; Long term; Low income groups; Male; Middle Aged; Outdoor air quality; Particulate matter; Particulate Matter - adverse effects; Particulate Matter - analysis; Population; Population studies; Prospective Studies; Satellite Communications; Stroke; Stroke - chemically induced; Stroke - epidemiology; China; Beijing China; United States > US

AbstractObjectiveTo study the effect of long term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter of diameter ≤2.5 μm (PM2.5) on the incidence of total, ischemic, and hemorrhagic stroke among Chinese adults.DesignPopulation based prospective cohort study.SettingPrediction for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascu...