Association between gaseous air pollutants and inflammatory, hemostatic and lipid markers in a cohort of midlife women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exposures to ambient gaseous pollutants have been linked to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), but the biological mechanisms remain uncertain.

Objectives

This study examined the changes in CVD marker levels resulting from elevated exposure to ambient gaseous pollutants in midlife women.

Methods

Annual repeated measurements of several inflammatory, hemostatic and lipid makers were obtained from 2306 midlife women enrolled in the longitudinal Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) between 1999 and 2004. Ambient carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), and sulfur dioxide (SO₂) data were assigned to each woman based on proximity of the monitoring station to her residential address. Short- and long-term exposures were calculated

SUBMITTER: Wu XM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5584622 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature