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A Multi-Pollutant and Meteorological Analysis of Cardiorespiratory Mortality among the Elderly in São Paulo, Brazil—An Artificial Neural Networks Approach

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  • Luciana Leirião

    (Institute of Environmental, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Diadema 09913030, Brazil)

  • Michelle de Oliveira

    (Institute of Environmental, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Diadema 09913030, Brazil)

  • Tiago Martins

    (Institute of Environmental, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Diadema 09913030, Brazil)

  • Simone Miraglia

    (Institute of Environmental, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Diadema 09913030, Brazil)

Abstract

Traditionally, studies that associate air pollution with health effects relate individual pollutants to outcomes such as mortality or hospital admissions. However, models capable of analyzing the effects resulting from the atmosphere mixture are demanded. In this study, multilayer perceptron neural networks were evaluated to associate PM 10 , NO 2 , and SO 2 concentrations, temperature, wind speed, and relative air humidity with cardiorespiratory mortality among the elderly in São Paulo, Brazil. Daily data from 2007 to 2019 were considered and different numbers of neurons on the hidden layer, algorithms, and a combination of activation functions were tested. The best-fitted artificial neural network (ANN) resulted in a MAPE equal to 13.46%. When individual season data were analyzed, the MAPE decreased to 11%. The most influential variables in cardiorespiratory mortality among the elderly were PM 10 and NO 2 concentrations. The relative humidity variable is more important during the dry season, and temperature is more important during the rainy season. The models were not subjected to the multicollinearity issue as with classical regression models. The use of ANNs to relate air quality to health outcomes is still very incipient, and this work highlights that it is a powerful tool that should be further explored.

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  • Luciana Leirião & Michelle de Oliveira & Tiago Martins & Simone Miraglia, 2023. "A Multi-Pollutant and Meteorological Analysis of Cardiorespiratory Mortality among the Elderly in São Paulo, Brazil—An Artificial Neural Networks Approach," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(8), pages 1-23, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:8:p:5458-:d:1120483
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