By contrast, the number of days exceeding the Iranian national standard (35 μg/m 3 ) was lower but showed an increasing trend, rising from 2227 days in 2019 to 3,278 days in 2024.
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A time-series analysis of the short-term effects of daily PM<sub>2.5</sub> exposure on cause-specific mortality in Mashhad, Iran (2019-2024).
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In contrast, the results for longer lag periods indicated a positive trend approaching statistical significance.
In the case of asthma, although elevated risks of mortality were observed across several lags, these increases generally did not reach statistical significance.
The results indicated that PM 2.5 exposure was significantly associated with mortality from IHD, stroke, COPD, and ALRI, while asthma and lung cancer showed near-significant trends.