Particulate air pollution and mortality in a cohort of Chinese men

• Published in: Environmental pollution (1987) Vol. 186; pp. 1 - 6
• Main Authors: Zhou, Maigeng, Liu, Yunning, Wang, Lijun, Kuang, Xingya, Xu, Xiaohui, Kan, Haidong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: Air; Air pollution; Air Pollution - statistics & numerical data; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiovascular Diseases - chemically induced; Cardiovascular Diseases - mortality; China - epidemiology; Cohort Studies; Cohort study; Developing countries; Environmental Exposure - statistics & numerical data; Environmental monitoring; Environmental pollutants toxicology; Exposure; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Men; Middle Aged; Mortality; Particulate emissions; Particulate matter; Particulate Matter - analysis; Pollution abatement; Prospective Studies; Respiratory Tract Diseases - chemically induced; Respiratory Tract Diseases - mortality; Toxicology; Asia; China; Air pollution; Cohort study; Mortality; Particulate matter; Human; Suspended particle; Solid particle; Epidemiology
• ISSN: 0269-7491; 1873-6424
• DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.11.010

Few prior cohort studies exist in developing countries examining the association of ambient particulate matter (PM) with mortality. We examined the association of particulate air pollution with mortality in a prospective cohort study of 71,431 middle-aged Chinese men. Baseline data were obtained during 1990–1991. The follow-up evaluation was completed in January, 2006. Annual average PM exposure between 1990 and 2005, including TSP and PM10, were estimated by linking fixed-site monitoring data with residential communities. We found significant associations between PM10 and mortality from cardiopulmonary diseases; each 10 μg/m3 PM10 was associated with a 1.6% (95%CI: 0.7%, 2.6%), 1.8% (95%CI: 0.8%, 2.9%) and 1.7% (95%CI: 0.3%, 3.2%) increased risk of total, cardiovascular and respiratory mortality, respectively. For TSP, we observed significant associations only for cardiovascular morality. These data contribute to the scientific literature on long-term effects of particulate air pollution for high exposure settings typical in developing countries. •There have been few air pollution cohort studies in developing countries.•PM10 was associated with increased cardiorespiratory mortality in 71,431 Chinese men.•PM was not significantly associated with lung cancer mortality. PM10 was associated with increased cardiorespiratory mortality in a cohort of 71,431 Chinese men.