Associations between air pollution and hospitalization for cardiovascular disease: a time series study in Nanchong

ObjectiveTo investigate the acute effects of air pollution on the daily hospitalizations for cardiovascular disease.MethodsData of daily hospitalization for cardiovascular disease were collected from the hospital electronic health record system in Nanchong. The air pollutants and meteorological data...

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Main Authors: Zaiyong Zheng, Yanman Li, Qinglu Jiang, Fangfang Zang, Yang Yu, Rongchuan Yue, Houxiang Hu, Chunxiang Zhang
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Zaiyong Zheng
Zaiyong Zheng
Yanman Li
Qinglu Jiang
Fangfang Zang
Fangfang Zang
Fangfang Zang
Yang Yu
Yang Yu
Yang Yu
Rongchuan Yue
Houxiang Hu
Chunxiang Zhang
Chunxiang Zhang
Chunxiang Zhang
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Yanman Li
Qinglu Jiang
Fangfang Zang
Fangfang Zang
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Yang Yu
Yang Yu
Yang Yu
Rongchuan Yue
Houxiang Hu
Chunxiang Zhang
Chunxiang Zhang
Chunxiang Zhang
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description ObjectiveTo investigate the acute effects of air pollution on the daily hospitalizations for cardiovascular disease.MethodsData of daily hospitalization for cardiovascular disease were collected from the hospital electronic health record system in Nanchong. The air pollutants and meteorological data were obtained from the fixed monitoring stations. We performed over-dispersed Poisson regression incorporated with distributed lag models to assess associations between short-term exposure to air pollutants and the risk of cardiovascular disease hospitalizations.ResultsA total of 373,390 hospitalizations for cardiovascular diseases were identified. We found that a 10 μg/m3 increase in 7-day average concentrations of PM2.5 and PM10 was associated with 1.15% (95%CI: 0.55–1.76%) and 0.51% (95%CI: 0.19–0.82%) higher cardiovascular disease admissions. NO2 presents the largest adverse effect. The risk of cardiovascular disease admission increased by 6.26% with per 10 μg/m3 increase in NO2 for lag07.ConclusionShort-term exposures to high concentrations of air pollutants increased the risk of hospitalization for cardiovascular disease. Policymakers need to develop policies and strategic plans to combat air pollution.
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spelling doaj-art-9da4e2ddbede4bd0a9af0147c4782aac2025-08-20T02:58:11ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652025-03-011310.3389/fpubh.2025.15044111504411Associations between air pollution and hospitalization for cardiovascular disease: a time series study in NanchongZaiyong Zheng0Zaiyong Zheng1Zaiyong Zheng2Yanman Li3Qinglu Jiang4Fangfang Zang5Fangfang Zang6Fangfang Zang7Yang Yu8Yang Yu9Yang Yu10Rongchuan Yue11Houxiang Hu12Chunxiang Zhang13Chunxiang Zhang14Chunxiang Zhang15Key Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology, Ministry of Education, Department of Cardiology, Luzhou, ChinaBasic Medicine Research Innovation Center for Cardiometabolic Diseases, Ministry of Education, Luzhou, ChinaThe Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, ChinaDepartment of Cardiology, Academician Workstation, The Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, ChinaDepartment of Cardiology, Academician Workstation, The Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, ChinaKey Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology, Ministry of Education, Department of Cardiology, Luzhou, ChinaBasic Medicine Research Innovation Center for Cardiometabolic Diseases, Ministry of Education, Luzhou, ChinaThe Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology, Ministry of Education, Department of Cardiology, Luzhou, ChinaBasic Medicine Research Innovation Center for Cardiometabolic Diseases, Ministry of Education, Luzhou, ChinaThe Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, ChinaDepartment of Cardiology, Academician Workstation, The Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, ChinaDepartment of Cardiology, Academician Workstation, The Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, ChinaKey Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology, Ministry of Education, Department of Cardiology, Luzhou, ChinaBasic Medicine Research Innovation Center for Cardiometabolic Diseases, Ministry of Education, Luzhou, ChinaThe Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, ChinaObjectiveTo investigate the acute effects of air pollution on the daily hospitalizations for cardiovascular disease.MethodsData of daily hospitalization for cardiovascular disease were collected from the hospital electronic health record system in Nanchong. The air pollutants and meteorological data were obtained from the fixed monitoring stations. We performed over-dispersed Poisson regression incorporated with distributed lag models to assess associations between short-term exposure to air pollutants and the risk of cardiovascular disease hospitalizations.ResultsA total of 373,390 hospitalizations for cardiovascular diseases were identified. We found that a 10 μg/m3 increase in 7-day average concentrations of PM2.5 and PM10 was associated with 1.15% (95%CI: 0.55–1.76%) and 0.51% (95%CI: 0.19–0.82%) higher cardiovascular disease admissions. NO2 presents the largest adverse effect. The risk of cardiovascular disease admission increased by 6.26% with per 10 μg/m3 increase in NO2 for lag07.ConclusionShort-term exposures to high concentrations of air pollutants increased the risk of hospitalization for cardiovascular disease. Policymakers need to develop policies and strategic plans to combat air pollution.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1504411/fullair pollutantscardiovascular diseaseenvironmental epidemiologyhuman healthcardiovascular disease hospitalization
spellingShingle Zaiyong Zheng
Zaiyong Zheng
Zaiyong Zheng
Yanman Li
Qinglu Jiang
Fangfang Zang
Fangfang Zang
Fangfang Zang
Yang Yu
Yang Yu
Yang Yu
Rongchuan Yue
Houxiang Hu
Chunxiang Zhang
Chunxiang Zhang
Chunxiang Zhang
Associations between air pollution and hospitalization for cardiovascular disease: a time series study in Nanchong
Frontiers in Public Health
air pollutants
cardiovascular disease
environmental epidemiology
human health
cardiovascular disease hospitalization
title Associations between air pollution and hospitalization for cardiovascular disease: a time series study in Nanchong
title_full Associations between air pollution and hospitalization for cardiovascular disease: a time series study in Nanchong
title_fullStr Associations between air pollution and hospitalization for cardiovascular disease: a time series study in Nanchong
title_full_unstemmed Associations between air pollution and hospitalization for cardiovascular disease: a time series study in Nanchong
title_short Associations between air pollution and hospitalization for cardiovascular disease: a time series study in Nanchong
title_sort associations between air pollution and hospitalization for cardiovascular disease a time series study in nanchong
topic air pollutants
cardiovascular disease
environmental epidemiology
human health
cardiovascular disease hospitalization
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1504411/full
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