Environmental variables influence mortality risk A new study reveals that environmental variables like air pollution, together with high blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking, are highly predictive of people's risk of dying, particularly from heart attack and stroke. The study, conducted by expe
revealed that exposure to above-average levels of outdoor air pollution increased the risk of mortality by 20% and the risk of death from cardiovascular disease by 17%.
Compared with those who have easier access to specialized medical services, those living farther away from clinics with catheterization labs able to unblock clogged arteries, for example, were at increased risk of death by 1% for every 10 kilometers of distance. In Golestan, most people live more than 50 miles away from such modern facilities.
“Our findings help broaden the disease-risk profile beyond age and traditional personal risk factors,” says Vedanthan, an associate professor in the Department of Population Health and the Department of Medicine at NYU Langone Health. For the investigation, researchers analyzed data gathered through December 2018. They then created a predictive model on overall death risk and death risk from cardiovascular disease.
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