Individual and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and the Association between Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease
Author(s) -
C. Gloria,
Anjum Hajat,
Chloe E. Bird,
Mark R. Cullen,
Beth Ann Griffin,
Kristin A. Miller,
Regina A. Shih,
Marcia L. Stefanick,
Sverre Vedal,
Eric A. Whitsel,
Joel D. Kaufman
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp199
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , confounding , environmental health , quartile , hazard ratio , population , medicine , confidence interval , demography , proportional hazards model , gerontology , sociology
Long-term fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure is linked with cardiovascular disease, and disadvantaged status may increase susceptibility to air pollution-related health effects. In addition, there are concerns that this association may be partially explained by confounding by socioeconomic status (SES).
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