Association of Air Pollution and Hospital admission for Cardiovascular Disease: A Case Study in Kermanshah, Iran

The objective of the present study was to estimate the contribution of environmental pollutants to hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease (CVD) on subjects living in Kermanshah. This study is an ecological analysis. Data of CVD was collected from the largest CVD hospital of Kermanshah during 1 March 2010 until 30 February 2011. The air pollution data were obtained from environmental center. Magnitude of association was estimated by Poisson regression model. Among air pollutants PM10 and CO was significantly associated with hospital admission for CVD. This study suggests that short-term exposure of people with some air pollutants such as PM10 and CO could increase CVD hospital admission.