PM2.5 and Diabetes and Hypertension Incidence in the Black Women's Health Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical studies have shown that exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) can increase insulin resistance and blood pressure. The epidemiologic evidence for an association of PM2.5 exposure with the incidence of type 2 diabetes or hypertension is inconsistent. Even a modest association would have great public health importance given the ubiquity of exposure and high prevalence of the conditions.

Methods

We used Cox proportional hazards models to calculate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for incident type 2 diabetes and hypertension associated with exposure to PM2.5 in a large cohort of African American women living in 56 metropolitan areas across the US, using data from the Black Women's Health Study. Pollutant levels were estimated at al

SUBMITTER: Coogan PF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5499991 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature