Impact of physical activity levels on the association between air pollution exposures and glycemic indicators in older individuals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Air pollution may exacerbate diabetes-related indicators; however, the longitudinal associations between air pollutant concentrations and glycemic markers remain unclear. In this prospective cohort study, we examined the longitudinal associations between air pollution and glycemic indicators among older individuals with normoglycemia at baseline and determined whether these associations differed according to changes in physical activity levels.

Methods

Overall, 1,856 participants (mean age, 70.9 years) underwent baseline and 4-year follow-up surveys. We used linear mixed-effect models to examine the associations between previous 1-year exposures to air pollutants and glycemic indicators. We further investigated associations between previous 5-year exposures to air

SUBMITTER: Park H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11488365 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature