Assessing the impact of short-term ozone exposure on excess deaths from cardiovascular disease: a multi-pollutant model in Nanjing, China's Yangtze River Delta

• Published in: Frontiers in public health Vol. 12; p. 1353384
• Main Authors: Sun, Fengxia, Gong, Xing, Wei, Li, Zhang, Yi, Ge, Ming, Xiong, Liling
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 13.06.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Air Pollutants - analysis; Air Pollution - adverse effects; cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular Diseases - mortality; China - epidemiology; Environmental Exposure - adverse effects; excess deaths; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; multipollutant model; ozone; Ozone - adverse effects; Ozone - analysis; Ozone - toxicity; Public Health; Rivers; Seasons; short-term exposure; China; cardiovascular disease; excess deaths; ozone; multipollutant model; short-term exposure

Ozone pollution is associated with cardiovascular disease mortality, and there is a high correlation between different pollutants. This study aimed to assess the association between ozone and cardiovascular disease deaths and the resulting disease burden in Nanjing, China. A total of 151,609 deaths...