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Effect of Ambient Air Pollution on Years of Life Lost from Deaths due to Injury in Seoul, South Korea

대기오염물질이 손상으로 인한 손실수명연수에 미치는 영향: 서울특별시를 중심으로

  • Sun-Woo Kang (Department of Health Administration and Management, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Subin Jeong (Department of Health Administration and Management, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Hyewon Lee (Department of Health Administration and Management, Soonchunhyang University)
  • 강선우 (순천향대학교 보건행정경영학과) ;
  • 정수빈 (순천향대학교 보건행정경영학과) ;
  • 이혜원 (순천향대학교 보건행정경영학과)
  • Received : 2023.05.11
  • Accepted : 2023.06.15
  • Published : 2023.06.30
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Abstract

Background: Injury is one of the major health problems in South Korea. Few studies have evaluated both intentional and unintentional injury when investigating the association between exposure to air pollutants and injury. Objectives: We aimed to explore the association between short-term exposure to ambient air pollution and years of life lost (YLLs) due to injury. Methods: Data on daily YLLs for 2002~2019 were obtained from the the Death Statistics Database of the Korean National Statistical Office. This study estimated short-term exposure to particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of <10 ㎛ (PM10), particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of <2.5 ㎛ (PM2.5), sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), carbon monoxide (CO), and ozone (O3). This time series study was conducted using a generalized additive model (GAM) assuming a Gaussian distribution. We also evaluated a delayed effect of ambient air pollution by constructing a lag structure up to seven days. The best-fitting lag was selected based on smallest generalized cross validation (GCV) value. To explore effect modification by intentionality of injury (i.e., intentional injury [self-harm, assault] and unintentional injury), we conducted stratified subgroup analyses. Additionally, we stratified unintentional injury by mechanism (traffic accident, fall, etc.). Results: During the study period, the average daily YLLs due to injury was 307.5 years. In the intentional injury, YLLs due to self-harm and assault showed positive association with air pollutants. In the unintentional injury, YLLs due to fall, electric current, fire and poisoning showed positive association with air pollutants, whereas YLLs due to traffic accident, mechanical force and drowning/submersion showed negative associations with air pollutants. Conclusions: Injury is recognized as preventable, and effective strategies to create a safe society are important. Therefore, we need to establish strategies to prevent injury and consider air pollutants in this regard.

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본 연구는 순천향대학교 학술연구비 지원과 2022년도 정부(과학기술정보통신부)의 재원으로 한국연구재단의 지원을 받아 수행되었음(No. 2022R1C1C1010045).

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