Short term association between lung cancer and air pollution in Rio de Janeiro: a daily time series study

Authors

  • Washington Leite Junger Instituto de Medicina Social, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
  • Antonio Ponce de Leon Instituto de Medicina Social, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
  • Gulnar Azevedo e Silva Mendonça Instituto Nacional de Câncer - INCA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32635/2176-9745.RBC.2005v51n2.1968

Keywords:

Lung neoplasms, Air pollution, Mortality

Abstract

Several studies have presented statistical association between air pollution levels and morbidity and/or mortality in populations. The most common outcomes regarded in these studies are respiratory, cardiovascular diseases and, lately, lung cancer. The aim of this work is to estimate the association between air pollution and lung cancer mortality among elderly people in Rio de Janeiro, from September 2000 to December 2001. An ecological time series approach was used. In order to adjust for confounders and estimate the effects of interest, semiparametric Poisson regression was applied. Statistically significant effects were found for carbon monoxide (CO) but not for the other pollutants analysed. The relative risks were 1.130 (1.000-1.276) and 1.232 (1.003-1.515) for three days lagged and cumulative seven days exposure to CO respectively.

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Published

2005-06-30

How to Cite

1.
Junger WL, Leon AP de, Mendonça GA e S. Short term association between lung cancer and air pollution in Rio de Janeiro: a daily time series study. Rev. Bras. Cancerol. [Internet]. 2005 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Dec. 24];51(2):111-5. Available from: https://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/1968

Issue

Vol. 51 No. 2 (2005): Apr/May/June

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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