The impact of long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and second-hand smoke on the onset of Parkinson disease: a review and meta-analysis.

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National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, 45 Changchun Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, China; Department of Neurobiology, Neurology and Geriatrics, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, Clinical Center for Parkinson's Disease, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Key Laboratories for Neurodegenerative Diseases of the Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory for Parkinson's Disease, Parkinson Disease Center of Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, 45 Changchun Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, China. Electronic address:

Published: February 2020

Objectives: Long-term exposure to particulate and gaseous air pollution (AP) may trigger the development of Parkinson disease (PD), but this association remains controversial. The relationship between second-hand smoke (SS) and PD risk is also inconclusive. We aimed to systematically review epidemiological studies investigating the association between these AP exposures and PD risk.

Study Design: This was a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies investigating the relationship of ambient AP and SS with PD risk.

Methods: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar databases were searched. We used a random-effects model to derive pooled estimates of relative risk (RR) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) per increment in pollutant concentration. The studied AP included particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter <2.5 μm (PM), <10 μm (PM), nitrogen dioxides (NO NO), ozone (O), and carbon monoxide (CO).

Results: In total, 21 studies with 222,051 patients with PD were eligible for inclusion. We found marginally significant increased risk of PD with per 10-μg/m increase in concentration of PM (RR = 1.08, 95% CI = 0.98-1.19), NO (RR = 1.03, 95% CI = 0.99-1.07), and O (RR = 1.01, 95% CI = 1.00-1.02). A positive but non-significant association was also detected for CO (RR = 1.32, 95% CI = 0.82-2.11). Furthermore, an inverse PD-SS relationship was noted irrespective of exposure occasions and timing (at home: RR = 0.73, 95% CI = 0.56-0.95; at work: RR = 0.82, 95% CI = 0.57-1.17; in children: RR = 0.91, 95% CI = 0.76-1.08). Both sensitivity and subgroup analyses generated results comparable with those of the overall analyses.

Conclusions: Our study suggested that exposure to PM, NO, and O might contribute to higher risk of PD, whereas SS conferring reduced PD risk. Public and environmental health strategies that aim at reducing outdoor AP levels might reduce the burden of PD. More prospective cohort studies with personal exposure measurements are warranted in the future.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2019.09.020DOI Listing

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