What question did this study set out to answer?

To examine how the mortality benefits associated with lower fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure differ across intersecting categories of race and income.

March 24, 2023New England Journal of MedicineOpen Access

Air Pollution and Mortality at the Intersection of Race and Social Class

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KJKevin JoseyCancer Research And Biostatistics SDScott DelaneyHarvard University XWXiao WuZhejiang Cancer Hospital

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Observational study reveals unequal mortality benefits from lower PM2.5 across racial and income groups, highlighting the importance of intersectionality in health inequities.

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To examine how the mortality benefits associated with lower fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure differ across intersecting categories of race and income.
Evaluated the association between ambient PM2.5 exposure and mortality rates across subgroups stratified by race and income levels.
Higher-income Black persons, low-income White persons, and low-income Black persons demonstrated greater reductions in mortality from lower PM2.5 exposure than higher-income White persons.
Evaluating race and income jointly identified disparate health impacts from air pollution that are obscured when analyzing either demographic factor in isolation.

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Josey et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dca85189c4deb67d3594e9 https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmsa2300523

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Observational study reveals unequal mortality benefits from lower PM2.5 across racial and income groups, highlighting the importance of intersectionality in health inequities.

Air Pollution and Mortality at the Intersection of Race and Social Class

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Air Pollution and Mortality at the Intersection of Race and Social Class

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