Potential confounding of particulate matter on the short-term association between ozone and mortality in multisite time-series studies

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作者
Bell, Michelle L.
Kim, Jee Young
Dominici, Francesca
机构
[1] Yale Univ, Sch Forestry & Environm Studies, New Haven, CT 06511 USA
[2] US EPA, Natl Ctr Environm Assessment, Res Triangle Pk, NC 27711 USA
[3] Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Biostat, Baltimore, MD USA
关键词
confounding; mortality; ozone; particulate matter; PM10; PM2.5; sensitivity analysis;
D O I
10.1289/ehp.10108
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
BACKGROUND: A critical question regarding the association between short-term exposure to ozone and mortality is the extent to which this relationship is confounded by ambient exposure to particles. OBJECTIVES: We investigated whether particulate matter < 10 and < 2.5 mu m in aerodynamic diameter (PM10 and PM2.5) is a confounder of the ozone and mortality association using data for 98 U.S. urban communities from 1987 to 2000. METHODS: We a) estimated correlations between daily ozone and daily PM concentrations stratified by ozone or PM levels; b) included PM as a covariate in time-series models; and c) included PM as a covariate as in a), but within a subset approach considering only days with ozone below a specified value. RESULTS: Analysis was hindered by data availability. In the 93 communities with PM10 data, only 25.0% of study days had data on both ozone and PM10. In the 91 communities with PM2.5 data, only 9.2% of days in the study period had data on ozone and PM2.5. Neither PM measure was highly correlated with ozone at any level of ozone or PM. National and community-specific effect estimates of the short-term effects of ozone on mortality were robust to inclusion of PM10 or PM(2.)5 in time-series models. The robustness remains even at low ozone levels (< 10 ppb) using a subset approach. CONCLUSIONS: Results provide evidence that neither PM10 nor PM(2.)5 is a likely confounder of observed ozone and mortality relationships. Further investigation is needed to investigate potential confounding of the short-term effects of ozone on mortality by PM chemical composition.
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