Air Pollution Is Associated with Covid-19 Incidence and Mortality in Vienna, Austria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15480259 |
|---|---|
| Authors | HANS-PETER HUTTER (Medical University of Vienna), Hans‐Peter Hutter (Medical University of Vienna), Michael Poteser (0000-0002-9962-1098, Medical University of Vienna, corresponding author), Hanns Moshammer (0000-0003-2235-0645, Karakalpak State University), Kathrin Lemmerer (Medical University of Vienna), Monika Mayer (0000-0003-0123-7301, BOKU University), Lisbeth Weitensfelder (0000-0002-7374-1307, Medical University of Vienna), PETER WALLNER (0000-0002-2382-2360, Medical University of Vienna), Michael Kundi (0000-0002-2707-3213, Medical University of Vienna) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 24 |
| Pages | 9275-9275 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17249275 |
| PMID | 33322456 |
| OpenAlex | W3113195465 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 33 |
We determined the impact of air pollution on COVID-19-related mortality and reported-case incidence, analyzing the correlation of infection case numbers and outcomes with previous-year air pollution data from the populations of 23 Viennese districts. Time at risk started in a district when the first COVID-19 case was diagnosed. High exposure levels were defined as living in a district with an average (year 2019) concentration of nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) and/or particulate matter (PM10) higher than the upper quartile (30 and 20 μg/m 3 , respectively) of all districts. The total population of the individual districts was followed until diagnosis of or death from COVID-19, or until 21 April 2020, whichever came first. Cox proportional hazard regression was performed after controlling for percentage of population aged 65 and more, percentage of foreigners and of persons with a university degree, unemployment rate, and population density. PM10 and NO 2 were significantly and positively associated with the risk of a COVID-19 diagnosis (hazard ratio (HR) = 1.44 and 1.16, respectively). NO 2 was also significantly associated with death from COVID-19 (HR = 1.72). Even within a single city, higher levels of air pollution are associated with an adverse impact on COVID-19 risk
Air pollution · Biology · Confidence interval · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Environmental health · Hazard ratio · Incidence (geometry · Population · Proportional hazards model · Quartile · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Climate Change and Health Impacts · COVID-19 impact on air quality · Demography · Mathematics · Medicine · Internal Medicine
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2023 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |