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Background  Long-term exposure to air pollution is a hypothesized risk factor for ischemic stroke. In a large case-control study with a complete study base, we investigated whether hospital admissions for ischemic stroke were associated with residential concentrations of outdoor NO x , as a proxy for exposure to air pollution, in the region of Scania, Southern Sweden.    Methods  We used a two-phase case-control study design, including as first-phase controls all individuals born between 1923 and 1965 and residing in Scania in 2002 (N = 556 912). We defined first-phase cases as first-time ischemic stroke patients residing in Scania and registered in the Swedish stroke register between 2001 and 2005 (N = 4 904) and second-phase cases as cases for whom we had information on smoking status, diabetes, and medication for hypertension (N = 4 375). For the controls, information on these covariables was collected from a public health survey, resulting in 4 716 second-phase controls. With a geographical information system and an emission database, individual residential outdoor annual mean NO x  concentration was modelled. The data were analyzed with logistic regression.    Results  We found no evident association between NO x  and ischemic stroke. For example, the odds ratio for ischemic stroke associated with the NO x  category 20–30 μg/m 3  compared to the reference category of <10 μg/m 3  was 0.95 (95% CI 0.86–1.06).    Conclusion  In this study area, with generally low levels of air pollution, using a complete study base, high-quality ascertainment of cases, and individually modelled exposure, we did not observe any clear association between NO x  and ischemic stroke hospital admissions.

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Long-term exposure to air pollution and hospital admissions for ischemic stroke. A register-based case-control study using modelled NOxas exposure proxy