The effects of air pollution on cardiovascular diseases: lag structures.

How nutrition might modify the possible effects of air pollution on cardiovascular diseases risk?

The severity of the relationship between daily air pollution and cardiovascular deaths in Ahvaz, Iran- using generalized additive models (GAMs) for seven years during March 2008 - March 2015

Abstract Background and objectives: Some epidemiological evidence has shown the relationship between environmental air pollution and adverse health effects. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of daily air pollution on daily cardiovascular mortality in Ahvaz city. Materials and Methods: In this ecological study, air pollution data was inquired from the Ahvaz Environmental Protectio...

Short-term effects of air pollution on respiratory mortality in Ahvaz, Iran

Background: Urban air pollutants may affect respiratory mortality. This study was conducted to investigate this effect in Ahvaz, one of the most polluted cities in the world. Methods: The impact of 7 major air pollutants including O3, PM10, NO2, CO, and SO2 were evaluated on respiratory mortality in different gender and age groups using a quasi-Poisson, second degree polynomial constrained, di...

A time series approach to estimate the association between health effects, climate factors and air pollution, Mashhad, Iran

Background and Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between climatic parameters and air pollution with cardiovascular disease and its associated death during 2014 in Mashhad by time series model. Materials and Methods: Patient data (including outpatient and hospitalization) and cardiovascular mortality were obtained from the emergency medical center and Ferdowsi organization...

The effects of weather and air pollution on cardiovascular and respiratory mortality in Santiago, Chile, during the winters of 1988-1996

This study quantifies the effects of stressful weather and elevated air pollution levels on cause-specific mortality in Santiago, Chile, during the austral winters from 1988 to 1996. A temporal synoptic index (TSI) is used to form weather classes and air pollution classes. Prior applications of the TSI have formed classes solely on the basis of weather and may have systematically underestimated...