Air pollution and mortality in elderly urban population

D. Simic1, M. Pavlovic1, K. Sega1, J. Hrsak1, V. Vadic1, V. Sojat2
1Institute for Medical Research Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia
2Meteorological and Hydrological Service of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia

Tóm tắt

Standard methodology for analysis of air pollution epidemiological time series was used to assess association between air pollution and mortality in elderly population of Zagreb, Croatia. During 1995-1997 general mortality in population aged 75 and older was significantly associated with daily concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO/sub 2/), sulphur dioxide (SO/sub 2/) and black smoke. However, only for NO/sub 2/ the estimated curve showed significant effect within the central 90% of its range of daily concentrations. In comparison to previous results for general population, relative mortality rate for elderly was higher, supporting a hypothesis that this population is more sensitive to air pollution.

Từ khóa

#Air pollution #Senior citizens #Hydrologic measurements #Atmospheric measurements #Pollution measurement #Nitrogen #Meteorology #Temperature #Occupational health #Aging

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