Personal exposure of PM_2.5 and metabolic syndrome markers of pregnant women in South Korea: APPO study.

ABSTRACT: We examined the association between exposure to PM_2.5, focused on individual exposure level, and metabolic dysfunction during pregnancy. APPO study (Air Pollution on Pregnancy Outcome) was a prospective, multicenter, observational cohort study conducted from January 2021 to March 2023. Individual PM_2.5 concentrations were calculated using a time-weighted average model. Metabolic dysfunction during pregnancy was assessed based on a modified definition of metabolic syndrome and its components, accounting for pregnancy-specific criteria. Exposure to PM_2.5 during pregnancy was associated with worsened metabolic parameters especially glucose metabolism. In comparison to participants exposed to the low PM_2.5 group, those exposed to high PM_2.5

SUBMITTER: Jeong Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10746774 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature