Long-term exposure to airborne particulate matter and NO2 and prevalent and incident metabolic syndrome - Results from the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8855185	Environment International	2018	9 Pages	PDF

Abstract

In summary, we found a weak positive association between air pollution and MetS. The strongest and most consistent effects were observed between NO2 and prevalent MetS.

Keywords

ATC CTM IQR IDF ETs EMI HDL T2D HNR FPG Environmental tobacco smoking Yrs ATP III high-density lipoprotein Air pollution SES Epidemiology cardiovascular disease Triglycerides Relative risk escape Waist circumference International Diabetes Federation Type 2 diabetes mellitus particulate matter CVD Land use regression World Health Organization years Noise Metabolic syndrome Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System body mass index BMI Blood pressure Fasting plasma glucose LUR METS interquartile range Chemistry transport model European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects odds ratio Nitrogen dioxide NO2 socioeconomic status Adult Treatment Panel III WHO

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Long-term exposure to airborne particulate matter and NO2 and prevalent and incident metabolic syndrome - Results from the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study

Authors

Clara Matthiessen, Sarah Lucht, Frauke Hennig, Simone Ohlwein, Hermann Jakobs, Karl-Heinz Jöckel, Susanne Moebus, Barbara Hoffmann, Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study Investigative Group Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study Investigative Group,