Otavio Ranzani, Anna Alari, Sergio Olmos, Carles Milà, Alex Rico, Xavier Basagaña, Payam Dadvand, Talita Duarte-Salles, Francesco Forastiere, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Rosa M Vivanco-Hidalgo, Cathryn Tonne
OBJECTIVE: Factors that shape individuals' vulnerability to the effects of air pollution on COVID-19 severity remain poorly understood. We evaluated whether the association between long-term exposure to ambient NO2 , PM2.5 , and PM10 and COVID-19 hospitalisation differs by age, sex, individual income, area-level socioeconomic status, arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. METHODS: We analysed a population-based cohort of 4,639,184 adults in Catalonia, Spain, during 2020...
February 23, 2024: Environment International