Association of air pollution and hospital admission for cardiovascular disease: a case study in Kermanshah, Iran

ABSTRACT

The objective of the present study was to estimate the contribution of environmental pollutants to hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease [CVD] on subjects living in Kermanshah. This study is an ecological analysis. Data of CVD was collected from the largest CVD hospital of Kermanshah during 1 March 2010 until 30 February 2011. The air pollution data were obtained from environmental center. Magnitude of association was estimated by Poisson regression model. Among air pollutants PM[10] and CO was significantly associated with hospital admission for CVD. This study suggests that short-term exposure of people with some air pollutants such as PM[10] and CO could increase CVD hospital admission