Association between air pollution and chronic diseases among the elderly in China

Liu, Su; Yan, Zhijun; Liu, Yan; Yin, Qiuju; Kuang, Lini

doi:10.1007/s11069-017-2955-7

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“…This, despite the fact that China Daily openly admitted the health risks of air pollution and in particular the possible harm that PM10 airborne pollutants can do to people’s respiratory systems. Epidemiologic studies of air pollution published in China also showed that short-term effects of exposure to certain types of air pollution were sufficient grounds for an increase in health-impact assessments and mortality rates (Chen et al, 2012; Liu et al, 2017). However, information about the potential hazards of air pollution to people’s health was skillfully omitted from news stories.…”

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A corpus-assisted critical discourse analysis of news reporting on China’s air pollution in the official Chinese English-language press

Wang

2018

Discourse & Communication

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This corpus-assisted critical discourse analysis of news reports on air pollution published from 2008 through 2015 by China Daily, China’s largest official English-language newspaper, reveals a significant attitudinal shift around the end of 2011 as regards public awareness of increasing air pollution levels in China and related public criticism. It also constructs a clear image of the increasing determination and resolve of the Chinese central government over the course of this 8-year period to take action to effectively reduce air pollution. This study highlights the submissive role played by the official Chinese press in their reporting on air pollution under the strict censorship system of the Communist Party of China (CPC), as well as the socio-political role that international sporting events such as the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games played in raising both public and governmental awareness of environmental issues.

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A corpus-assisted critical discourse analysis of news reporting on China’s air pollution in the official Chinese English-language press

Wang

2018

Discourse & Communication

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“…The Longitudinal Ageing Study in India report demonstrates that the urban elderly are physically more inactive than their rural counterparts [57][58][59] and experience more hypertension, diabetes, and obesity [19,53,60]. Another important driver of chronic diseases is air pollution, and urban residents are more exposed to pollutants than rural residents [61]. However, the possibility of worse healthcare facilities in rural areas leading to a lower likelihood of rural residents reporting chronic diseases cannot be discounted.…”

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Prevalence and potential determinants of chronic disease among elderly in India: Rural-urban perspectives

Jana

Chattopadhyay

2022

PLoS ONE

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Chronic diseases are the leading causes of disability and premature death among the elderly population in India. The study, using data from the 75th round of the NSSO survey (N = 44,631), examined the prevalence and determinants of chronic diseases among the population aged 60+ in India by applying bivariate and logistic regression analyses and used a non-linear decomposition technique to understand the urban-rural differences in the prevalence of chronic diseases. About 21% of the elderly in India reportedly have at least one chronic disease. Seventeen percent elderly in rural areas and 29% in urban areas suffer from a chronic disease. Hypertension and diabetes account for about 68% of all chronic diseases. The prevalence of chronic diseases is the highest in Kerala (54%), followed by Andhra Pradesh (43), West Bengal (36), and Goa (32). Those with higher levels of education, staying in urban areas, those who are economically dependent on others, staying alone or without spouse and children, and belonging to wealthy households have a higher likelihood of having a chronic disease. The probability of having a chronic disease is 1.15 times higher among urban residents as compared to their rural counterparts. Elderly rural women, compared to elderly rural men, and never-married, widowed, and divorced elderly urban women, compared to married elderly urban men, are significantly more likely to suffer from chronic ailments. Differences in education, wealth status, and caste are the three most significant contributors to the urban-rural gap in chronic diseases. The high risk of chronic diseases among certain subsets of the elderly population must be recognized as a key public health concern. The findings of our study will likely help promote healthy ageing in India.

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“…Previous studies on the impact of air pollution on health among the elderly in China are not without limitations. Some studies [23, 24] used either self-rated health or self-reported air quality measures that were prone to recall error and social desirability bias [25]. Longitudinal evidence of a 11-year follow-up found that after adjusting for provincial- and individual-level social and economic characteristics, long-term exposure to air pollution (SO 2 ) is a significant risk factor for all-cause mortality among older Chinese adults over 65 years old [26].…”

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Air quality and obesity at older ages in China: The role of duration, severity and pollutants

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BackgroundPopulation ageing and air pollution have emerged as two of the most pressing challenges in China. However, little evidence has explored the impact of air pollution on obesity among older adults in China.MethodsThe China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study—a nationally representative sample of middle-aged and older Chinese was linked to the air pollution data at the city level. Multilevel logistic models were fitted on obesity status among older people in relation to different air quality measures such as chronic exposures to severities of air pollution and pollutants.ResultsAir pollution was positively associated with increased risks of general obesity and abdominal obesity among older adults (N = 4,364) especially for those with disability. The marginal effects of average air quality index (AQI) on obesity suggest that one standard deviation increase in AQI is associated with increased risks of central obesity by 2.8% (95%CI 1.7% 3.9%) and abdominal obesity by 6.2% (95%CI 4.4% 8.0%). The risk of chronic exposures to light (and moderate), heavy and severe pollution on obesity elevated in a graded fashion in line with the level of pollution. Durations of exposure to PM2.5 and PM10 were significantly associated with increased risk of obesity among older people in China.ConclusionsChronic exposures to severe air pollution and certain pollutants such as PM2.5 and PM10 raise the risk of obesity among older people in China and the relationships were stronger for those with disability. Future policies that target these factors might provide a promising way of enhancing the physical health of older people.

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Association between air pollution and chronic diseases among the elderly in China

Cited by 10 publications

References 35 publications

A corpus-assisted critical discourse analysis of news reporting on China’s air pollution in the official Chinese English-language press

A corpus-assisted critical discourse analysis of news reporting on China’s air pollution in the official Chinese English-language press

Prevalence and potential determinants of chronic disease among elderly in India: Rural-urban perspectives

Air quality and obesity at older ages in China: The role of duration, severity and pollutants

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