Are air quality perception and PM


Journal

Environmental research
ISSN: 1096-0953
Titre abrégé: Environ Res
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 0147621

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
15 02 2023
Historique:
received: 13 10 2022
revised: 19 12 2022
accepted: 27 12 2022
pubmed: 31 12 2022
medline: 18 1 2023
entrez: 30 12 2022
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

There is ample evidence that air pollution increases mortality risk, but most studies are based on modelled estimates of air pollution, while the subjective perception of air quality is scarcely assessed. We aimed to compare the effects of objective and subjective exposure to air pollution on cardiorespiratory mortality in Brussels, Belgium. Data consisted of the 2001 Belgian census linked to registry-based mortality data for the follow-up period 2001-2014. We included individuals aged >30 years of age residing in Brussels at baseline (2001). Air pollution exposure was assessed with objective (modelled annual mean concentrations of PM 437,340 individuals were included at baseline. During follow-up (2001-2014), 22,821 (5%) individuals had died from CVDs and 8572 (2%) from respiratory diseases. In single-exposure models, PM Our findings suggest that objective and subjective exposure to air pollution increased the risk of dying from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases respectively in Brussels. These results encourage policies reducing pollution load in Brussels whilst considering socio-economic inequalities.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND
There is ample evidence that air pollution increases mortality risk, but most studies are based on modelled estimates of air pollution, while the subjective perception of air quality is scarcely assessed. We aimed to compare the effects of objective and subjective exposure to air pollution on cardiorespiratory mortality in Brussels, Belgium.
METHODS
Data consisted of the 2001 Belgian census linked to registry-based mortality data for the follow-up period 2001-2014. We included individuals aged >30 years of age residing in Brussels at baseline (2001). Air pollution exposure was assessed with objective (modelled annual mean concentrations of PM
RESULTS
437,340 individuals were included at baseline. During follow-up (2001-2014), 22,821 (5%) individuals had died from CVDs and 8572 (2%) from respiratory diseases. In single-exposure models, PM
CONCLUSION
Our findings suggest that objective and subjective exposure to air pollution increased the risk of dying from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases respectively in Brussels. These results encourage policies reducing pollution load in Brussels whilst considering socio-economic inequalities.

Identifiants

pubmed: 36584842
pii: S0013-9351(22)02507-5
doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.115180
pii:
doi:

Substances chimiques

Air Pollutants 0
Particulate Matter 0

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

115180

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Declaration of competing interest The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests:Dr. Prof. Sylvie Gadeyne reports financial support was provided by Brussels Institute for scientific research.

Auteurs

Terhi Kangas (T)

Interface Demography, Department of Sociology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussel, Belgium. Electronic address: terhi.kangas@vub.be.

Sylvie Gadeyne (S)

Interface Demography, Department of Sociology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussel, Belgium.

Wouter Lefebvre (W)

Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Boeretang 200, BE-2400, Mol, Belgium.

Charlotte Vanpoucke (C)

Belgian Interregional Environment Agency (IRCELINE), Rue Gaucheret 92/94, 1030, Brussels, Belgium.

Lucía Rodriguez-Loureiro (L)

Interface Demography, Department of Sociology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussel, Belgium.

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