Research Underway
Older Peoples Air Pollution Study
Investigators:
Associate Professor Stephen Corbett, Ms Christine Cowie, Associate Professor Keith Dear, Associate Professor Bin Jalaludin (PI), Associate Professor Guy Marks, Professor Tony McMichael, Dr Geoff Morgan, Dr Vicky Sheppeard and Mr Alan Willmore
Project aim(s):
This project will use baseline questionnaire data from the 45 and Up Study linked to: Inpatient Statistic Collection (principal diagnosis, date of admission and separation, length of stay); Emergency Department Data Collection (principal diagnosis, date of visit, outcome of visit); Mortality data; PBS data; and Cancer incidence data. A sub-sample of participants in the 45 and Up Study will also be invited to complete a questionnaire to obtain detailed past residential and occupational history, information about other health end-points and potential confounders.
The broad aim of this project is to investigate, in an elderly Australian population, associations between exposure to urban ambient air pollutants and:
- Health status and quality of life
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respiratory disease (signs and symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD], hospitalisation and emergency department visits for COPD, and lung function decline)
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cardiovascular disease (signs and symptoms of heart disease, hospitalisation and emergency department visits for heart disease)
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mortality from respiratory and cardiovascular disease.
Project status:
Application approved June 2007
Awaiting funding
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