Results from articles studying the association between cardiovascular hospital admissions and air pollution
| Author/s (year of publication) | Site | Outcome | Pollutant | Increase (%) in admissions4-150 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schwartz J and Morris R6 | Detroit, USA | Ischaemic heart disease | PM10 | 0.6 | |||
| Schwartz J10 | Tucson, USA | All cardiovascular | PM10 | 1.8 | |||
| Burnett Ret al 11 | Toronto | Heart disease | Sulphates | 2.1 | |||
| Schwartz J13 | eight counties USA | All cardiovascular | PM10 | 1.0 | |||
| CO | 1.4 | ||||||
| Poloniecki JDet al 16 | London, UK | All cardiovascular | BS | 1.6 | |||
| SO2 | 0.5 | ||||||
| NO2 | 0.4 | ||||||
| CO | 2.1 | ||||||
| Wordley Jet al 17 | Birmingham, UK | All cardiovascular | PM10 | 2.1 | |||
| Morgan G et al 19 | Sydney, Australia | Heart disease | PM10 | 0.8 | |||
| NO2 | 2.0 | ||||||
| Wong Tet al 20 | Hong Kong, China | All cardiovascular | PM10 | 0.6 | |||
| SO2 | 1.6 | ||||||
| NO2 | 1.3 | ||||||
| O3 | 1.3 | ||||||
↵4-150 Results expressed as the increase (%) in admissions for an increase in the pollutant levels of 10 μg/m3 (1 mg/m3 for CO). The results shown here are the significant results from single pollutant models.