Table 5.

Air Pollution and Stroke Admissions

Author	Study	N	Air Pollutants	Summary
Alimohammadi et al., 2016 [54]	The Effects of Air Pollution on Ischemic Stroke Admission Rate	379	PM10, PM2.5, NO2, O3 and SO2	Air pollution levels correlate with ischemic stroke admission
Chiu et al., 2014 [56]	Relationship between hemorrhagic stroke hospitalization and exposure to fine particulate air pollution in Taipei, Taiwan	2.64 million	PM2.5	Air temperature influences air pollution and hospital admissions for stroke
Xiang et al., 2013 [59]	Estimation of short-term effects of air pollution on stroke hospital admissions in Wuhan, China	10,663 hospital admissions	NO2	NO2 levels during the cold season is associated with increase stroke admissions
Chen et al., 2014 [60]	Increasing emergency room visits for stroke by elevated levels of fine particulate constituents	3,362	nitrate, sulfate, organic carbon and elemental carbon	Each individual constituent associated with hemorrhagic stroke
Xu et al., 2013 [61]	Association between ozone exposure and onset of stroke in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA, 1994–2000	26,210	O3	Same day O3 exposure associated with increase total stroke hospitalization risk
Montresor-Lopez et al., 2016 [62]	Short-term exposure to ambient ozone and stroke hospital admission: A case-crossover analysis	35,413	O3	O3 associated with increased stroke hospitalization for African Americans compared to European Americans