Airborne pollen concentrations and daily mortality from respiratory and cardiovascular causes
Jaakkola, Jouni J. K.; Kiihamäki, Simo-Pekka; Näyhä, Simo; Ryti, Niilo R. I.; Hugg, Timo T.; Jaakkola, Maritta S, (2021-04-05)
Jouni J K Jaakkola, Simo-Pekka Kiihamäki, Simo Näyhä, Niilo R I Ryti, Timo T Hugg, Maritta S Jaakkola, Airborne pollen concentrations and daily mortality from respiratory and cardiovascular causes, European Journal of Public Health, Volume 31, Issue 4, August 2021, Pages 722–724, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckab034
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2021120959753
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Abstract
We conducted a time-series analysis of the relations between daily levels of allergenic pollen and mortality in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area with 153 378 deaths; 9742 from respiratory and 57 402 from cardiovascular causes. Daily (average) pollen counts of alder, birch, mugwort and grass were measured. In quasi-Poisson regression analysis, abundant alder pollen increased the risk of non-accidental deaths with an adjusted cumulative mortality rate ratio (acMRR) of 1.10 (95% CI 1.01–1.19) and of deaths from respiratory-diseases with acMRR of 1.78 (95% CI 1.19–2.65). Abundant mugwort pollen increased cardiovascular mortality (1.41, 1.02–1.95). These findings identify an important global public health problem.
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