Xi Xia , Cong Liu , Yue Niu , Xia Meng , Neil Wright , Christiana Kartsonaki , Yiping Chen , Ling Yang , Huaidong Du , Canqing Yu , Dianjianyi Sun , Jun Lv , Junshi Chen , Liming Li , Maxim Barnard , Kai Kang , Shaowei Wu , Ka Hung Chan , Kin Bong Hubert Lam , Haidong Kan , Zhengming Chen
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Effect modification of long-term air pollution exposure on the association of physical activity with COPD hospitalization: a prospective cohort study of 0.5 million Chinese adults
Background
Little is known about how long-term ambient air pollution exposure modifies the potential benefits of physical activity against chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We aimed to examine the interaction between ambient air pollution and physical activity in relation to risk of COPD hospitalization.
Methods
In a prospective cohort study of 467,944 adults recruited from 10 areas of China and without spirometry-defined airflow obstruction at baseline in 2004–2008, we examined the exposure-response relationships of total physical activity levels (metabolic-equivalent of task-hour/day; MET-h/d) with COPD hospitalization, stratified by long-term exposure to ambient PM2.5 (median: 58.7 μg/m3), NO2 (33.3 μg/m3), and O3 (87.8 μg/m3), respectively, using multivariable Cox regression.
Findings
In 467,944 adults (mean [SD] age = 51.8 [10.6] years; 280,590 females, 187,354 males), 14,688 incidents of COPD were recorded during 5.9 million person-years of follow-up. Physical activity was inversely associated with COPD in participants exposed to low air pollution but showed weak or no association in those exposed to high air pollution (all p-interaction < 0.001). Comparing participants at the highest (≥29.8 MET-h/d) versus lowest quartile (<10.7 MET-h/d) of physical activity, there were 18–23% statistically significant lower risks among those with low air pollution exposure, but marginally significant elevated risks among those with high air pollution exposure (for PM2.5 and NO2). The effect modification strengthened when stratifying participants by higher cut-offs of air pollution exposure.
Interpretation
Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution is associated with attenuation of the potential benefits of physical activity against COPD in Chinese adults.
Funding
Sino-British Fellowship Trust, National Key Research and Development Program of China, Kadoorie Charitable Foundation, Wellcome, Noncommunicable Chronic Diseases-National Science and Technology Major Project, National Natural Science Foundation of China, UK Medical Research Council, Cancer Research UK, British Heart Foundation.
期刊介绍:
The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific, a gold open access journal, is an integral part of The Lancet's global initiative advocating for healthcare quality and access worldwide. It aims to advance clinical practice and health policy in the Western Pacific region, contributing to enhanced health outcomes. The journal publishes high-quality original research shedding light on clinical practice and health policy in the region. It also includes reviews, commentaries, and opinion pieces covering diverse regional health topics, such as infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, child and adolescent health, maternal and reproductive health, aging health, mental health, the health workforce and systems, and health policy.