Confounding effects of socioeconomic status on the association between long-term PM2.5 exposure and mortality in Korea
This cohort investigated the distribution of particulate matter exposure across socioeconomic status and its influence on long-term mortality in South Korea. The cohort included a nationally representative sample of over 1.4 million participants aged at least 30 years old from all economic strata in South Korea. Participants were followed up from 2007 until they lost health care eligibility, died, or the study concluded in 2019.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
1,453,036 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 30 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The population of South Korea.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2007
Primary Institutions
Ajou University (아주대학교)
Catholic University of Korea (가톨릭대학교)
Dankook University (단국대학교 (檀國大學校, DKU)
Sungkyunkwan University
Links
No website available
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Ministry of Environment
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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