Latest Study Ties Air Pollution to Increased Blood Cots

The NY Times reports that a study conducted on 871 deep vein thrombosis patients in Italy shows that in areas where air pollution is higher, the conditions of blood cots worsen.

The study compared the 871 D.V.T. patients to 1,210 healthy patients in a controlled environment where the levels of air pollution were carefully measured using monitors. According to the study which was published in The Archives of Internal Medicine on May 12^th, for every increase of 10 micrograms per cubic meter in particulate matter, the risk for blood cots increased by 70 percent.

The effects of air pollution were smaller in women and those taking hormone therapies. Air pollution is not the only risk for D.V.T., but it is an important factor.