Examinando por Autor "Avezum, Álvaro"

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    Long-term exposure to outdoor and household air pollution and blood pressure in the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological (PURE) study
    (Elsevier, 2020-03-24) Arku, Raphael E.; Brauer, Michael; Ahmed, Suad H.; AlHabib, Khalid F.; Avezum, Álvaro; Bo, Jian; Choudhury, Tarzia; Dans, Antonio; Gupta, Rajeev; Iqbal, Romaina; Ismail, Noorhassim; Kelishadi, Roya; Khatib, Rasha; Koon, Teo; Kumar, Rajesh; Lanas, Fernando; Lear, Scott A.; Wei, Li; Lopez-Jaramillo, Patricio; Mohan, Viswanathan; Poirier, Paul; Puoane, Thandi; Rangarajan, Sumathy; Rosengren, Annika; Soman, Biju; Caklili, Ozge Telci; Yang, Shunyun; Yeates, Karen; Yin, Lu; Yusoff, Khalid; Zatoński, Tomasz; Yusuf, Salim; Hystad, Perry; Everest
    Exposure to air pollution has been linked to elevated blood pressure (BP) and hypertension, but most research has focused on short-term (hours, days, or months) exposures at relatively low concentrations. We examined the associations between long-term (3-year average) concentrations of outdoor PM2.5 and household air pollution (HAP) from cooking with solid fuels with BP and hypertension in the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study. Outdoor PM2.5 exposures were estimated at year of enrollment for 137,809 adults aged 35–70 years from 640 urban and rural communities in 21 countries using satellite and ground-based methods. Primary use of solid fuel for cooking was used as an indicator of HAP exposure, with analyses restricted to rural participants (n = 43,313) in 27 study centers in 10 countries. BP was measured following a standardized procedure and associations with air pollution examined with mixed-effect regression models, after adjustment for a comprehensive set of potential confounding factors. Baseline outdoor PM2.5 exposure ranged from 3 to 97 μg/m3 across study communities and was associated with an increased odds ratio (OR) of 1.04 (95% CI: 1.01, 1.07) for hypertension, per 10 μg/m3 increase in concentration. This association demonstrated non-linearity and was strongest for the fourth (PM2.5 > 62 μg/m3) compared to the first (PM2.5 < 14 μg/m3) quartiles (OR = 1.36, 95% CI: 1.10, 1.69). Similar non-linear patterns were observed for systolic BP (β = 2.15 mmHg, 95% CI: −0.59, 4.89) and diastolic BP (β = 1.35, 95% CI: −0.20, 2.89), while there was no overall increase in ORs across the full exposure distribution. Individuals who used solid fuels for cooking had lower BP measures compared to clean fuel users (e.g. 34% of solid fuels users compared to 42% of clean fuel users had hypertension), and even in fully adjusted models had slightly decreased odds of hypertension (OR = 0.93; 95% CI: 0.88, 0.99) and reductions in systolic (−0.51 mmHg; 95% CI: −0.99, −0.03) and diastolic (−0.46 mmHg; 95% CI: −0.75, −0.18) BP. In this large international multi-center study, chronic exposures to outdoor PM2.5 was associated with increased BP and hypertension while there were small inverse associations with HAP.
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    Variations in the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic across 5 continents: A cross-sectional, individual level analysis
    (2022-02-05) Khetan, Aditya K.; Yusuf, Salim; Lopez-Jaramillo, Patricio; Szuba, Andrzej; Orlandini, Andres; Mat-Nasir, Nafiza; Oguz, Aytekin; Gupta, Rajeev; Avezum, Álvaro; Rosnah, Ismail; Poirier, Paul; Teo, Koon K.; Wielgosz, Andreas; Lear, Scott A.; Palileo-Villanueva, Lia M.; Serón, Pamela; Chifamba, Jephat; Rangarajan, Sumathy; Mushtaha, Maha; Mohan, Deepa; Yeates, Karen; McKee, Martin; Mony, Prem K.; Walli-Attaei, Marjan; Khansaheb, Hamda; Rosengren, Annika; Alhabib, Khalid F.; Kruger, Iolanthé M.; Paucar, María-José; Mirrakhimov, Erkin; Assembekov, Batyrbek; Leong, Darryl P.; Masira
    Background COVID-19 has caused profound socio-economic changes worldwide. However, internationally comparative data regarding the financial impact on individuals is sparse. Therefore, we conducted a survey of the financial impact of the pandemic on individuals, using an international cohort that has been well-characterized prior to the pandemic. Methods Between August 2020 and September 2021, we surveyed 24,506 community-dwelling participants from the Prospective Urban-Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study across high (HIC), upper middle (UMIC)-and lower middle (LMIC)-income countries. We collected information regarding the impact of the pandemic on their self-reported personal finances and sources of income. Findings Overall, 32.4% of participants had suffered an adverse financial impact, defined as job loss, inability to meet financial obligations or essential needs, or using savings to meet financial obligations. 8.4% of participants had lost a job (temporarily or permanently); 14.6% of participants were unable to meet financial obligations or essential needs at the time of the survey and 16.3% were using their savings to meet financial obligations. Participants with a post-secondary education were least likely to be adversely impacted (19.6%), compared with 33.4% of those with secondary education and 33.5% of those with pre-secondary education. Similarly, those in the highest wealth tertile were least likely to be financially impacted (26.7%), compared with 32.5% in the middle tertile and 30.4% in the bottom tertile participants. Compared with HICs, financial impact was greater in UMIC [odds ratio of 2.09 (1.88 −2.33)] and greatest in LMIC [odds ratio of 16.88 (14.69−19.39)]. HIC participants with the lowest educational attainment suffered less financial impact (15.1% of participants affected) than those with the highest education in UMIC (22.0% of participants affected). Similarly, participants with the lowest education in UMIC experienced less financial impact (28.3%) than those with the highest education in LMIC (45.9%). A similar gradient was seen across country income categories when compared by pre-pandemic wealth status. Interpretation The financial impact of the pandemic differs more between HIC, UMIC, and LMIC than between socio-economic categories within a country income level. The most disadvantaged socio-economic subgroups in HIC had a lower financial impact from the pandemic than the most advantaged subgroup in UMIC, with a similar disparity seen between UMIC and LMIC. Continued high levels of infection will exacerbate financial inequity between countries and hinder progress towards the sustainable development goals, emphasising the importance of effective measures to control COVID-19 and, especially, ensuring high vaccine coverage in all countries. Funding Funding for this study was provided by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the International Development Research Centre.