Does obesity amplify the association between ambient air pollution and increased blood pressure and hypertension in adults? Findings from the 33 Communities Chinese Health Study

Yang Zhao; Zhengmin Min Qian; Jing Wang; Michael G Vaughn; Yu-Qin Liu; Wan-Hui Ren; Guang-Hui Dong

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.08.071

Does obesity amplify the association between ambient air pollution and increased blood pressure and hypertension in adults? Findings from the 33 Communities Chinese Health Study

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 12;168(5):e148-50. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.08.071. Epub 2013 Aug 24.

Authors

Yang Zhao¹, Zhengmin Min Qian, Jing Wang, Michael G Vaughn, Yu-Qin Liu, Wan-Hui Ren, Guang-Hui Dong

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.

PMID: 24012172
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.08.071

No abstract available

Keywords: 33 Communities Chinese Health Study; 33CCHS; 95% CI; 95% confidence interval; Ambient air pollution; BP; Blood pressure; Hypertension; Interaction effect; NO(2); O(3); ORs; Obesity; PM(10); SO(2); blood pressure; nitrogen dioxide; odds ratios; ozone; particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter ≤10μm; sulfur dioxide.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Air Pollution / adverse effects*
Asian People / ethnology*
Blood Pressure / physiology*
Female
Humans
Hypertension / diagnosis
Hypertension / ethnology*
Hypertension / physiopathology
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity / diagnosis
Obesity / ethnology*
Obesity / physiopathology
Particulate Matter / adverse effects*
Residence Characteristics
Young Adult

Substances

Particulate Matter