title: Association Between Short-Term Exposure to PM2.5 and PM10 and Mortality in Susceptible Subgroups: A Multisite Case-Crossover Analysis of Individual Effect Modifiers.
abstract: We performed a multisite study to evaluate demographic and clinical conditions as potential modifiers of the particulate matter (PM)-mortality association. We selected 228,619 natural deaths of elderly persons (ages ≥65 years) that occurred in 12 Italian cities during the period 2006-2010. Individual data on causes of death, age, sex, location of death, and preexisting chronic and acute conditions from the previous 5 years' hospitalizations were collected. City-specific conditional logistic regression models were applied within the case-crossover "time-stratified" framework, followed by random-effects meta-analysis. Particulate matter less than or equal to 2.5 µm in aerodynamic diameter (PM2.5) and particulate matter less than or equal to 10 µm in aerodynamic diameter (PM10) were positively associated with natural mortality (1.05% and 0.74% increases in mortality risk for increments of 10 µg/m3 and 14.4 µg/m3, respectively), with greater effects being seen among older people, those dying out-of-hospital or during the warm season, and those affected by 2 or more chronic diseases. Limited associations were found among persons with no previous hospital admissions. Diabetes (1.98%, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.54, 3.44) and cardiac arrhythmia (1.65%, 95% CI: 0.37, 2.95) increased risk of PM2.5-related mortality, while heart conduction disorders increased risk of mortality related to both PM2.5 (4.22%, 95% CI: 0.15, 8.46) and PM10 (4.19%, 95% CI: 0.38, 8.14). Among acute conditions, recent hospital discharge for heart failure modified the PM10-mortality association. The study found increases in natural mortality from PM exposure among people with chronic morbidity; diabetes and cardiac disorders were the main susceptibility factors.
authors: Ester Rita
authors: ER
authors: Alessandrini
authors: Massimo
authors: M
authors: Stafoggia
authors: Annunziata
authors: A
authors: Faustini
authors: Giovanna
authors: G
authors: Berti
authors: Cristina
authors: C
authors: Canova
authors: Aldo
authors: A
authors: De Togni
authors: Katiuscia
authors: K
authors: Di Biagio
authors: Bianca
authors: B
authors: Gherardi
authors: Simone
authors: S
authors: Giannini
authors: Paolo
authors: P
authors: Lauriola
authors: Paolo
authors: P
authors: Pandolfi
authors: Giorgia
authors: G
authors: Randi
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Ranzi
authors: Lorenzo
authors: L
authors: Simonato
authors: Stefano
authors: S
authors: Zauli Sajani
authors: Ennio
authors: E
authors: Cadum
authors: Francesco
authors: F
authors: Forastiere
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000401:mortality; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D052638:Particulate Matter