The joint impact of PM2.5 constituents on the risk of cerebrovascular diseases hospitalization: A large community-based cohort study.

Air pollution poses significant health risks to urban areas, with limited focus on the chronic association of PM 2.5 and its constituents on cerebrovascular diseases (CERs), especially regarding the joint associations. This study explores the individual and joint associations between PM 2.5 constituents and CER hospitalization risks through a cohort analysis of 36,271 adults in the Pearl River Delta, South China, from 2015 to 2020. Cox proportional hazards regression and quantile-based g-computation models were used to quantify the individual and joint associations of annual mean concentrations of PM 2.5 constituents with hospitalization for CERs. 1151 participants were hospitalized due to CERs during the five-year follow-up period. Joint associations analyses identified that one quartile increase in co-exposure may result in hazard ratios of 1.530 (1.441–1.623), 1.840 (1.710–1.980), and 1.609 (1.491–1.737) for CERs, total, and ischemic stroke hospitalization, respectively. The adverse effect was primarily driven by organic matter and chlorine. Men, those with a history of tobacco or alcohol use or with low residential greenness, were more susceptible to CERs hospitalization following PM 2.5 constituents co-exposure. Upcoming strategies should focus on monitoring and regulating PM 2.5 constituents, encouraging healthy lifestyles, and enhancing urban greenery. [Display omitted] • The effects of co-exposure to PM constituents on CERs increase with cumulative years. • OM, and CL− are major contributors (25–45%) to increased CERs admissions risk. • Higher greenness exposure is linked to a 22–33% lower risk of CERs admissions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]