Association between air pollutants on stroke and myocardial infarction in Scania
Information about diabetes diagnosis, hypertension and atrial fibrillation, smoking and physical inactivity were collected via postal survey. This information were afterwards completed with information about first case of ischemic stroke from Riks-Stroke (national quality registry for acute stroke) or the Lund stroke registry, demographic registrydata (education, year of birth, sex, marital status and country of birth) and individual exposure for air pollution through geo-coding by home address connected to a coordinated set emission database.
Purpose:
To study short- and long term effects by air-pollutants on stroke and myocardial infarction in Scania
Survey responses are also available for 4700 controls living in Scania and matched on year of birth and sex.
Contact for data - Kristina Jakobsson
kristina.jakobsson@med.lu.se
Citation and access
Citation and access
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Creator/Principal investigator(s):
- Kristina Jakobsson – Lunds University - Department of Occupation and Environmental Medicine
Research principal:
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Method and outcome
Method and outcome
Unit of analysis:
Population:
Skåningar födda 1923-1965, första insjuknande i ischemisk stroke 2001-2006, i livet 1 oktober 2008 och med giltiga bostadsadressuppgifter
Study design:
- Case-control study
- Observational study
Sampling procedure:
Time period(s) investigated:
Variables:
66
Number of individuals/objects:
4621
Response rate/participation rate:
70%
Data format/data structure:
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire: Paper
Data collection - Self-administered questionnaire: Paper
Mode of collection:
Self-administered questionnaire: Paper
Time period(s) for data collection:
2008-11 - 2008-12
Source of the data:
- Population group
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage
Geographic description:
Scania
Administrative information
Administrative information
Responsible department/unit:
Department of Occupation and Environmental Medicine
Ethical Review
Ethical Review
Reviewer:
- Lund Ethical Review Board
Registration number:
490/2007
Topic and keywords
Topic and keywords
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Swedish Standard Classification of Research Subjects 2025:
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Relations
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Publications
Publications
Citation:
Oudin Anna . Short- term and long- term exposure to air pollution and stroke risk: Exploring methodological aspects. 2009, Lund University. Doctoral thesis.
Citation:
Oudin A, Strömberg U, Jakobsson K, Stroh E, Lindgren AG, Norrving B, Pessah-Rasmussen H, Engström G, Björk J. Hospital admission for ischemic stroke: Does long-term exposure to air pollution interact with major risk factors? Cerebrovasc Dis. 2011;31(3):284-93. doi: 10.1159/000322600
Citation:
Oudin A, Forsberg B, Jakobsson K. Air Pollution and Stroke. Epidemiology, 2012;23(3): 505-506 doi: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e31824ea667
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Citation:
Oudin A, Strömberg U, Jakobsson K, Stroh E, Björk J. Estimation of short-term effects of air pollution on stroke hospital admissions in southern Sweden. Neuroepidemiology. 2010;34(3):131-42. doi: 10.1159/000274807.
Citation:
Oudin A, Stroh E, Strömberg U, Jakobsson K, Björk J. Long-term exposure to air pollution and hospital admissions for ischemic stroke. A register-based case-control study using modelled NO(x) as exposure proxy. BMC Public Health. 2009 Aug 19;9:301. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-301.
