Air Pollution Exposure on Acute Coronary Syndrome in Two Cohorts of Industrial and Non-industrial Areas

Medical University of Silesia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Acute Coronary Syndrome; Air Pollution

Treatments: Other: Acute coronary syndrome

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04539925

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Details and patient eligibility

About

Background: There is a lack of data on the effect of air pollution on acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in industrial and non-industrial areas.

Objectives: A comparison of association of air pollution exposure with ACS in two cohorts of industrially different areas.

Materials and methods: The study covered 6,000,000 person-years of follow-up and five types of air pollution between 2008 and 2017. A time series regression analysis with 7-lag was used to assess the effects air pollution on ACS.

Enrollment: 9,046 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

The study covered all residents from industrial (Katowice) and non-industrial (Białystok) areas.

Trial design

9,046 participants in 2 patient groups

Industrial area

Treatment:

Other: Acute coronary syndrome

Non-industrial area

Treatment:

Other: Acute coronary syndrome