Impact of long-term exposure to air particulate matter on life expectancy and survival rate of Shanghai residents.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the impact of long-term air particulate matter exposure on the life expectancy and survival rate of Shanghai residents.


METHODS
Epidemiology--based exposure-response function was used for the calculation of attributable deaths to air particulate matter in Shanghai, and the effect of long-term exposure to particulate matter on life expectancy and survival rate was estimated using the life table of Shanghai residents in 1999.


RESULTS
It was shown that in 1999, the long-term air particulate matter exposure caused 1.34-1.69 years reduction of life expectancy and a decrease of survival rate for each age group of Shanghai residents.


CONCLUSIONS
The effect of long-term exposure to air particulate matter on life expectancy is substantial in Shanghai.
Kan
Hai-Dong
HD
Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
Chen
Bing-Heng
BH
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010316:Particle Size; D013534:Survival; D014505:Urban Population
D000393:Air Pollutants