Association of Sulfur, Transition Metals, and the Oxidative Potential of Outdoor PM2.5 with Acute Cardiovascular Events: A Case-Crossover Study of Canadian Adults
Weichenthal S, Lavigne E, Traub A, Umbrio D, You H, Pollitt K, Shin T, Kulka R, Stieb DM, Korsiak J, Jessiman B, Brook JR, Hatzopoulou M, Evans G, Burnett RT. Association of Sulfur, Transition Metals, and the Oxidative Potential of Outdoor PM2.5 with Acute Cardiovascular Events: A Case-Crossover Study of Canadian Adults. Environmental Health Perspectives 2021, 129: 107005. PMID: 34644144, PMCID: PMC8513754, DOI: 10.1289/ehp9449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute cardiovascular eventsCardiovascular eventsCase-crossover studyOdds ratioConditional logistic regression modelsFine particulate air pollutionLogistic regression modelsParticulate air pollutionStrength of associationCanadian adultsPopulation health risksObserved associationsRecent evidenceWeak associationOxidative potentialHealth impactsMenAssociationHealth risksMedian valueRegression modelsInfluence associationsAssociated health impactsSimilar patternOutdoor PM2.5