Long-term air pollution exposure and markers of cardiometabolic health in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Air pollution exposure is associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Although exposure to air pollution early in life may represent a critical window for development of cardiovascular disease risk factors, few studies have examined associations of long-term air pollution exposure with markers of cardiovascular and metabolic health in young adults.

Objectives

By combining health data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) with air pollution data from the Fused Air Quality Surface using Downscaling (FAQSD) archive, we: (1) calculated multi-year estimates of exposure to ozone (O₃) and particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter ≤ 2.5 µm (PM_2.5) for Add Health participants; and (2) estimat

SUBMITTER: Bravo MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10664021 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature