Although they found non-significant associations for NO 2 in their single-pollutant models, a study in the Danish, Diet, Cancer and Health cohort that was included in the ESCAPE study found a borderline significant association between NO 2 and incident stroke [ 45 ].
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Long-term air pollution exposure and incident stroke in American older adults: A national cohort study.
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Researchers looking at long-term exposure to ambient air pollutants and cerebrovascular disease within the European Study of Cohorts of Air Pollution Effects (ESCAPE) data found marginally significant associations between exposure to PM 2.5 and the incidence of stroke, with a significant relationship seen for those 60 or above [ 13 ].