Effects of Fine Particulate Matter on Daily Mortality for Specific Heart Diseases in Japan

• Ueda Kayo

  Environmental Epidemiology Section, Environmental Health Sciences Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies

• Nitta Hiroshi

  Environmental Epidemiology Section, Environmental Health Sciences Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies

• Ono Masaji

  Integrated Health Risk Assessment Section, Environmental Health Sciences Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies

抄録

Background: It is thought that biological responses to air pollutants affect various heart diseases, with the magnitude of the effect dependent on the specific disease. The short-term effects of fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) on mortality for heart diseases were examined in 9 Japanese cities from 2002 to 2004. Methods and Results: Mortality data obtained from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan and PM_2.5 data from the National Institute for Environmental Studies were used in a generalized linear model to evaluate the association between PM_2.5 concentration and the mortality, adjusted for ambient temperature, relative humidity, seasonality, and day of the week. The area-specific results were combined using meta-analysis with a random-effects model. Of 67,897 deaths from heart disease, a significantly positive association was observed between heart disease mortality and PM_2.5 at lag 0. In the age-stratified analyses, the effect of PM_2.5 on acute myocardial infarction, and cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders was stronger at lag 0 for the younger population (0-64 years). The associations were not clear in mortality of the elderly. Conclusions: Positive associations between PM_2.5 and heart disease mortality in Japan were observed. The effects of PM_2.5 may vary by disease and age. (Circ J 2009; 73: 1248-1254)<br>

収録刊行物

• Circulation Journal

  Circulation Journal 73 (7), 1248-1254, 2009

  一般社団法人 日本循環器学会

キーワード

• Air pollution
• Heart disease
• Mortality
• Particulate matter

詳細情報

• CRID: 1390001205103178240
• NII論文ID: 10025932458
• NII論文ID: 130000117466
• NII書誌ID: AA11591968
• DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-08-1149
• DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-09-73-1001
• ISSN: 13474820
• ISSN: 13469843
• Web Site: http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/circj/73/7/73_CJ-08-1149/_pdf
• Web Site: http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/circj/73/10/73_CJ-09-73-1001/_pdf
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2009345446
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