The Effects of the Air Pollution On the Frequency of Visits Of Hypertensive Patients at the Emergency Unit in the City of Sao Paulo

Epidemiology ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 17 (Suppl) ◽  
pp. S250
Author(s):  
A Cury ◽  
S Cendon ◽  
G Conceição ◽  
L Pereira ◽  
A Braga ◽  
...  
2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mateus Habermann ◽  
Míriam Souza ◽  
Rogério Prado ◽  
Nelson Gouveia

Air pollution is a leading public health concern. In addition, poor populations have been reported as showing increased exposure to such pollution. The current study thus aimed to evaluate the socioeconomic status of the population exposed to vehicle-related air pollution in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. The study used data from the 2010 Census on head-of-household’s mean monthly income and the percentage of households connected to the sewage system. Exposure to air pollutants was estimated according to traffic density in the census tract plus a 200m surrounding buffer. The relationship between exposure and socioeconomic variables was analyzed by the Kruskal-Wallis test. Exposure increased with increasing socioeconomic status (p < 0.001). The population with the highest socioeconomic status lives in the most polluted areas of the city. However, place of residence alone is not capable of measuring exposure. The study suggests that future epidemiological studies include other indicators of vulnerability.


2004 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ubiratan de Paula Santos ◽  
Alfésio Luís Ferreira Braga ◽  
Dante Marcelo Artigas Giorgi ◽  
Luiz Alberto Amador Pereira ◽  
César Jose Grupi ◽  
...  

2005 ◽  
Vol 98 (2) ◽  
pp. 196-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soraya Vecci Mohallem ◽  
Débora Jã de Araújo Lobo ◽  
Célia Regina Pesquero ◽  
João Vicente Assunção ◽  
Paulo Afonso de Andre ◽  
...  

2004 ◽  
Vol 82 ◽  
pp. S278
Author(s):  
K.S. Ogliari ◽  
S.V. Mohallem ◽  
E.B. Pasqualotto ◽  
P.H. Saldiva ◽  
M. Dolhnikoff

REVISTA PLURI ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 263
Author(s):  
Karina Camasmie Abe ◽  
Nilza Maria Coradi Araújo ◽  
Simone Georges El Khouri Miraglia

A poluição do ar pode provocar diversas doenças, como respiratórias e cardiovasculares, levando ao aumento da morbimortalidade. Este estudo avaliou, no período entre os anos de 2003 a 2013, para o município de São Paulo, os impactos causados à saúde cardiorrespiratória da população em decorrência da poluição atmosférica. Foram realizadas análises descritivas e estatísticas, como a correlação de Pearson e o modelo linear generalizado com distribuição de Poisson, para verificar as associações entre poluentes (Ozônio - O3 e Material Particulado com diâmetro até 10mm - PM10) e a mortalidade por doenças cardiorrespiratórias. Foi também objetivo deste trabalho analisar as concentrações desses poluentes e sua relação aos padrões estabelecidos pela legislação nacional e recomendações mundiais. Os resultados indicaram o aumento, no risco relativo, para óbito por doença cardiovascular e respiratória, de 2,162% e 4,040%, respectivamente, para exposições ao PM10. Para exposição ao O3 o risco é aumentado em 0,464% e 0,786%, para óbitos por doenças cardiovasculares e respiratórias, respectivamente.  Os resultados deste trabalho reforçam que a poluição do ar promove efeitos adversos, o que implica em perdas econômicas, sociais e à saúde da população. Portanto, políticas públicas que visem à diminuição das emissões de poluentes são imprescindíveis, assim como a revisão dos padrões de qualidade do ar, pelos órgãos competentes.Palavras-Chave: Poluição do Ar; Doenças Cardiorespiratórias; Padrões de Qualidade do ar; Ozônio, Material Particulado.AbstractAir pollution can cause several diseases, such as respiratory and cardiovascular, leading to increased morbidity and mortality. This study evaluated the impacts to population´s cardiorespiratory health due to air pollution in the period between 2003 and 2013 in the city of São Paulo. Descriptive and statistical analyzes were performed, such as Pearson correlation and the generalized linear model according to Poisson distribution, to verify the associations between pollutants (Ozone - O3 and Particulate Material with diameter up to 10mm - PM10) and mortality by cardiorespiratory diseases. It was also this study objective to analyze the concentrations of these pollutants and their relation to the standards established by national legislation and world recommendations. The results indicated an increase, in relative risk, for death due to cardiovascular and respiratory disease, of 2.162% and 4.040%, respectively, for PM10 exposures. For exposure to O3, the risk is increased by 0.464% and 0.786% for deaths by cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, respectively. This work results reinforce that air pollution promotes adverse effects, which implies economic, social and population’s health losses. Therefore, public policies aimed at reducing pollutant emissions are essential, as is the review of air quality standards by competent entities.Keywords: Air Pollution; Cardiorespiratory Diseases; Air Quality Levels; Ozone; Particulate Matter


2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (15) ◽  
pp. 18208-18220
Author(s):  
Ysabely de Aguiar Pontes Pamplona ◽  
Marcos Abdo Arbex ◽  
Alfésio Luís Ferreira Braga ◽  
Luiz Alberto Amador Pereira ◽  
Lourdes Conceição Martins

2005 ◽  
Vol 84 ◽  
pp. S13
Author(s):  
A.F. Lichtenfels ◽  
J.B. Gomes ◽  
S.G. Miraglia ◽  
P.C. Pieri ◽  
J. Hallak ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalia Villa santos ◽  
Carolina Leticia Zilli Vieira ◽  
Paulo Hilario Nascimento Saldiva ◽  
Carmen Diva Saldiva De Andre ◽  
Barbara Paci Mazzilli ◽  
...  

Abstract Heavy metals are natural and essential elements of the environment and living beings, produced from natural (e.g. volcanic activity and cosmic ray-induced spallation) and anthropogenic processes (e.g. industrial and fossil fuel combustion). Studies showed increase of heavy metal and Polonium-210 concentrations in lung autopsies linked to urban and industrial air pollution. In this preliminary study, we analyzed the levels of heavy metals and Polonium-210 (210Po) in lung tissues in autopsies from residents of the city of Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. In order to identify the generating sources of the heavy metals in lung a factor analysis was performed. Of the first four factors, which explain 66% of the total variability, three were associated with vehicular sources. The fitting of a regression model with Polonium-210 as the response variable and with the four factors as explanatory variables, controlling for age, sex and tobacco, showed a significant association between the concentration of polonium and the first factor that is generated by catalysts and brakes (coefficient = 0.90, standard error = 0.33, p = 0.016). Our findings suggest an association between the metals trace, from air pollution, and Polonium-210 in lung autopsies.


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