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DOI	10.1016/j.envint.2019.01.072
	Acute effects of air pollution on mortality: A 17-year analysis in Kuwait
	Achilleos, Souzana 1,2; Al-Ozairi, Ebaa 3,4; Alahmad, Barrak 2; Garshick, Eric 5,6,7; Neophytou, Andreas M.8; Bouhamra, Walid 9; Yassin, Mohamed F.10; Koutrakis, Petros 2
通讯作者	Achilleos, Souzana
来源期刊	ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
ISSN	0160-4120
EISSN	1873-6750
出版年	2019
卷号	126 页码:476-483
英文摘要	Background: The health burden from exposure to air pollution has been studied in many parts of the world. However, there is limited research on the health effects of air quality in arid areas where sand dust is the primary particulate pollution source. Objective: Study the risk of mortality from exposure to poor air quality days in Kuwait. Methods: We conducted a time-series analysis using daily visibility as a measure of particulate pollution and non-accidental total mortality from January 2000 through December 2016. A generalized additive Poisson model was used adjusting for time trends, day of week, and temperature. Low visibility (yes/no), defined as visibility lower than the 25th percentile, was used as an indicator of poor air quality days. Dust storm events were also examined. Finally, we examined these associations after stratifying by gender, age group, and nationality (Kuwaitis/non-Kuwaitis). Results: There were 73,748 deaths from natural causes in Kuwait during the study period. The rate ratio comparing the mortality rate on low visibility days to high visibility days was 1.01 (95% CI: 0.99-1.03). Similar estimates were observed for dust storms (1.02, 95% CI: 1.00-1.04). Higher and statistically significant estimates were observed among non-Kuwaiti men and non-Kuwaiti adolescents and adults. Conclusion: We observed a higher risk of mortality during days with poor air quality in Kuwait from 2000 through 2016.
英文关键词	Desert dust Dust storm Kuwait Mortality Time series
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Cyprus ; USA ; Kuwait
开放获取类型	gold, Green Accepted
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000462597500055
WOS关键词	PARTICULATE MATTER ; DUST STORMS ; TIME-SERIES ; ASIAN DUST ; FINE PARTICLES ; SAHARAN DUST ; DESERT DUST ; FALLOUT ; VISIBILITY ; DISEASE
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
来源机构	University of California, Berkeley
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/215381
作者单位	1.Cyprus Univ Technol, Cyprus Int Inst Environm & Publ Hlth, Limassol, Cyprus; 2.Harvard Univ, Dept Environm Hlth, Harvard TH Chan Sch Publ Hlth, Boston, MA 02115 USA; 3.Kuwait Univ, Dept Med, Fac Med, Kuwait, Kuwait; 4.Dasman Diabet Inst, Kuwait, Kuwait; 5.VA Boston Healthcare Syst, Pulm Allergy Sleep & Crit Care Med Sect, Boston, MA USA; 6.Brigham & Womens Hosp, Channing Div Network Med, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115 USA; 7.Harvard Med Sch, Boston, MA 02115 USA; 8.Univ Calif Berkeley, Sch Publ Hlth, Div Environm Hlth Sci, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA; 9.Kuwait Univ, Chem Engn Dept, Kuwait, Kuwait; 10.KISR, Environm & Life Sci Ctr, Kuwait, Kuwait
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Achilleos, Souzana,Al-Ozairi, Ebaa,Alahmad, Barrak,et al. Acute effects of air pollution on mortality: A 17-year analysis in Kuwait[J]. University of California, Berkeley,2019,126:476-483.
APA	Achilleos, Souzana.,Al-Ozairi, Ebaa.,Alahmad, Barrak.,Garshick, Eric.,Neophytou, Andreas M..,...&Koutrakis, Petros.(2019).Acute effects of air pollution on mortality: A 17-year analysis in Kuwait.ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL,126,476-483.
MLA	Achilleos, Souzana,et al."Acute effects of air pollution on mortality: A 17-year analysis in Kuwait".ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 126(2019):476-483.