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Emission of Industrial Air Pollution and Mortality Due to Respiratory Diseases: A Birth Cohort Study in Poland
Background: Air pollution is a major risk factor for public health worldwide, but evidence linking this environmental problem with the mortality of children in Central Europe is limited. Objective: To investigate the relationship between air pollution due to the emission of industry-related particul...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9859275/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36674065 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021309 |
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author | Genowska, Agnieszka Strukcinskiene, Birute Jamiołkowski, Jacek Abramowicz, Paweł Konstantynowicz, Jerzy |
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description | Background: Air pollution is a major risk factor for public health worldwide, but evidence linking this environmental problem with the mortality of children in Central Europe is limited. Objective: To investigate the relationship between air pollution due to the emission of industry-related particulate matter and mortality due to respiratory diseases under one year of age. Methods: A retrospective birth cohort analysis of the dataset including 2,277,585 children from all Polish counties was conducted, and the dataset was matched with 248 deaths from respiratory diseases under one year of age. Time to death during the first 365 days of life was used as a dependent variable. Harmful emission was described as total particle pollution (TPP) from industries. The survival analysis was performed using the Cox proportional hazards model for the emission of TPP at the place of residence of the mother and child, adjusted individual characteristics, demographic factors, and socioeconomic status related to the contextual level. Results: Infants born in areas with extremely high emission of TPP had a significantly higher risk of mortality due to respiratory diseases: hazard ratio (HR) = 1.781 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.175, 2.697], p = 0.006, compared with those born in areas with the lowest emission levels. This effect was persistent when significant factors were adjusted at individual and contextual levels (HR = 1.959 [95% CI: 1.058, 3.628], p = 0.032). The increased risk of mortality was marked between the 50th and 150th days of life, coinciding with the highest exposure to TPP. Conclusions: The emission of TPP from industries is associated with mortality due to respiratory diseases under one year of age. A considerable proportion of children’s deaths could be prevented in Poland, especially in urban areas, if air pollution due to the emission of particle pollution is reduced. |
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spelling | pubmed-98592752023-01-21 Emission of Industrial Air Pollution and Mortality Due to Respiratory Diseases: A Birth Cohort Study in Poland Genowska, Agnieszka Strukcinskiene, Birute Jamiołkowski, Jacek Abramowicz, Paweł Konstantynowicz, Jerzy Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: Air pollution is a major risk factor for public health worldwide, but evidence linking this environmental problem with the mortality of children in Central Europe is limited. Objective: To investigate the relationship between air pollution due to the emission of industry-related particulate matter and mortality due to respiratory diseases under one year of age. Methods: A retrospective birth cohort analysis of the dataset including 2,277,585 children from all Polish counties was conducted, and the dataset was matched with 248 deaths from respiratory diseases under one year of age. Time to death during the first 365 days of life was used as a dependent variable. Harmful emission was described as total particle pollution (TPP) from industries. The survival analysis was performed using the Cox proportional hazards model for the emission of TPP at the place of residence of the mother and child, adjusted individual characteristics, demographic factors, and socioeconomic status related to the contextual level. Results: Infants born in areas with extremely high emission of TPP had a significantly higher risk of mortality due to respiratory diseases: hazard ratio (HR) = 1.781 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.175, 2.697], p = 0.006, compared with those born in areas with the lowest emission levels. This effect was persistent when significant factors were adjusted at individual and contextual levels (HR = 1.959 [95% CI: 1.058, 3.628], p = 0.032). The increased risk of mortality was marked between the 50th and 150th days of life, coinciding with the highest exposure to TPP. Conclusions: The emission of TPP from industries is associated with mortality due to respiratory diseases under one year of age. A considerable proportion of children’s deaths could be prevented in Poland, especially in urban areas, if air pollution due to the emission of particle pollution is reduced. MDPI 2023-01-11 /pmc/articles/PMC9859275/ /pubmed/36674065 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021309 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Genowska, Agnieszka Strukcinskiene, Birute Jamiołkowski, Jacek Abramowicz, Paweł Konstantynowicz, Jerzy Emission of Industrial Air Pollution and Mortality Due to Respiratory Diseases: A Birth Cohort Study in Poland |
title | Emission of Industrial Air Pollution and Mortality Due to Respiratory Diseases: A Birth Cohort Study in Poland |
title_full | Emission of Industrial Air Pollution and Mortality Due to Respiratory Diseases: A Birth Cohort Study in Poland |
title_fullStr | Emission of Industrial Air Pollution and Mortality Due to Respiratory Diseases: A Birth Cohort Study in Poland |
title_full_unstemmed | Emission of Industrial Air Pollution and Mortality Due to Respiratory Diseases: A Birth Cohort Study in Poland |
title_short | Emission of Industrial Air Pollution and Mortality Due to Respiratory Diseases: A Birth Cohort Study in Poland |
title_sort | emission of industrial air pollution and mortality due to respiratory diseases: a birth cohort study in poland |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9859275/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36674065 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021309 |
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