Particulate Matter Air Pollution Exposure and Heart Disease Mortality Risks by Race and Ethnicity in the United States: 1997 to 2009 National Health Interview Survey With Mortality Follow-Up Through 2011

• Published in: Circulation (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 137; no. 16; pp. 1688 - 1697
• Main Authors: Parker, Jennifer D, Kravets, Nataliya, Vaidyanathan, Ambarish
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States by the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association, Inc 17.04.2018; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Subjects: Adult; African Americans; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Air Pollutants - adverse effects; Air Pollution - adverse effects; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Health Surveys; Heart Diseases - diagnosis; Heart Diseases - ethnology; Heart Diseases - mortality; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Inhalation Exposure - adverse effects; Interviews as Topic; Male; Middle Aged; Original s; Particle Size; Particulate Matter - adverse effects; Prognosis; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Time Factors; United States - epidemiology; United States; race; Hispanic origin; heart disease; mortality; air pollution; linked mortality files; National Health Interview Survey

BACKGROUND:Most US studies of mortality and air pollution have been conducted on largely non-Hispanic white study populations. However, many health and mortality outcomes differ by race and ethnicity, and non-Hispanic white persons experience lower air pollution exposure than those who are non-Hispa...