Air pollution is associated with abnormal left ventricular diastolic function: a nationwide population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Air pollution is a growing public health concern of global significance. Till date, few studies have explored the associations between air pollutants and cardiac imaging phenotypes. In this study, we aim to explore the association of ambient air pollution and abnormal left ventricular diastolic function (ALVDF) among a large-scale free-living population.

Methods

The participants were from a national representative large-scale cross-sectional study, i.e., the China Hypertension Survey (CHS), 2012-15. After exclusion, 25,983 participants from 14 provinces and 30 districts in China were included for the final analysis. The annual average ambient PM_2.5, PM₁₀ and NO₂ concentrations were obtained from the chemical data assimilation syste

SUBMITTER: Zheng C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10422745 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature