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Table 3 Evidence of material resources and psychosocial stress as modifiers* of the association between air pollutants and cardiovascular indicators, 2005–2016

From: Air pollution, cardiovascular endpoints and susceptibility by stress and material resources: a systematic review of the evidence

 

Potential effect modifiers

Effect modification in the expected direction

Effect modification in the opposite direction

No effect modification

Total discrete articles

Material Resources

     

Individual measures

Education

Dragano et al. 2009 [22]

Rosenlund et al. 2009 [29]

Chi et al. 2016 [40]

18

 

Kan et al. 2008 [23]

Hicken et al. 2013 [31]

Media-Ramon 2008 [32]

 

Malig et al. 2009 [24]

 

Raaschou-Nielsen et al. 2012 [33]

 

Ostro et al. 2008 [26]

 

Ren et al. 2010 [34]

 

Ostro et al. 2014 [25]

 

Rosenlund et al. 2009 [29]

 

Stafoggia et al. 2014 [27]

 

Zhang et al. 2011 [36]

 

Zeka et al. 2006 [28]

 

Zhou et al. 2014 [37]

 

Bravo et al. 2016 [30]

  
 

Son et al. 2012 [35]

  

Income/ Poverty status

Chi et al. 2016 [40]

Rosenlund et al. 2009 [29]

Hicken et al. 2013 [31]

7

 

Dragano et al. 2009 [22]

 

Ostro et al. 2014 [25]

 

Ostro et al. 2014 [25]

 

Zhang et al. 2011 [36]

Occupation/ Unemployment

Qiu et al. 2015 [47]

Chi et al. 2016 [40]

 

4

 

Rosenlund et al. 2009 [29]

  
 

Son et al. 2012 [35]

  

Deprivation Index

  

Hicken et al. 2016 [48]

1

Other

Ostro et al. 2014 [25]

 

Rosenlund et al. 2009 [29]

5

   

Son et al. 2012 [35]

   

Stafoggia et al. 2014 [27]

   

Zhang et al. 2011 [36]

Area measures

Education

Chi et al. 2016 [40]

 

McGuinn et al. 2016 [42]

3

 

Wilson et al. 2007 [41]

  

Income/ Poverty status

Chi et al. 2016 [40]

 

Chiusolo et al. 2011 [44]

8

 

Wilson et al. 2007 [41]

 

Haley et al. 2009 [45]

 

Winquist et al. 2012 [43]

 

Henderson et al. 2011 [46]

   

Hicken et al. 2013 [31]

   

Ren et al. 2010 [34]

Occupation/ Unemployment

Dragano et al. 2009 [22]

  

1

Deprivation index

Barcelo et al. 2009 [49]

Bravo et al. 2016 [30]

Chiusolo et al. 2011 [44]

8

 

Chi et al. 2016 [40]

 

Hicken et al. 2016 [48]

 

Finkelstein et al. 2005 [50]

 

Rosenlund et al. 2008 [52]

 

Wong et al. 2008 [51]

  

Other

  

Hicken et al. 2016 [48]

2

   

McGuinn et al. 2016 [42]

Psychosocial Stress

     

Individual measures

chronic stress

  

Hicken et al. 2013 [31]

1

depressive symptoms

  

Hicken et al. 2013 [31]

1

trait anger

  

Hicken et al. 2013 [31]

1

trait anxiety

  

Hicken et al. 2013 [31]

1

emotional support

  

Hicken et al. 2013 [31]

1

stress index

Hicken et al. 2014 [53]

 

Hicken et al. 2016 [48]

2

 

Total discrete articles

18

4

17

 
  1. (*including statistically significant modification and non-significant effect modification)