| Air pollution and hospitalization for epilepsy in Chile. | |
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PMID: 20452673 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between gaseous and fine particulate air pollution (PM(2.5)) and epilepsy in a general population sample. METHOD: A daily time-series analyses tested the association between daily hospitalization for epilepsy in seven Chilean urban centers during the period 2001 and 2005. Results were adjusted for long term trends, day-of-the-week, and average humidex on the day of hospitalization and the day before. RESULTS: Pooled city estimates of relative risk (95% CI) of hospitalization for epilepsy associated with changes in pollutant concentrations equivalent to their interquartile range were: 1.098(1.045, 1.155) for carbon monoxide (CO); 1.100 (1.025, 1.181) for ozone O(3); 1.085 (1.03, 1.144) for sulfur dioxide (SO(2)); 1.108 (1.021, 1.204) for nitrogen dioxide (NO(2)); 1.083(1.038, 1.13) for particulate matter <or= 10 microm diameter (PM(10)); and 1.065(1.002, 1.132) for fine particulate matter <or=2.5 microm diameter (PM(2.5)). These results were not significantly influenced by age, sex, or season. INTERPRETATION: Air pollution may be a risk factor for hospitalization for epilepsy. |
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Authors:
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Sabit Cakmak; Robert E Dales; Claudia Blanco Vidal |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-05-08 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Environment international Volume: 36 ISSN: 1873-6750 ISO Abbreviation: Environ Int Publication Date: 2010 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-06-11 Completed Date: 2010-08-30 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7807270 Medline TA: Environ Int Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 501-5 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Crown Copyright 2010. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada, Department of Statistics, Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada. sabit_cakmak@hc-sc.gc.ca |
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Adult Aged Air Pollutants / analysis Air Pollution / statistics & numerical data* Chile / epidemiology Environmental Exposure / statistics & numerical data Environmental Monitoring Epilepsy / epidemiology* Female Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data* Humans Male Middle Aged Particulate Matter / analysis Seasons |
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0/Air Pollutants; 0/Particulate Matter |
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