Association of long-term PM_2.5 exposure with traditional and novel lipid measures related to cardiovascular disease risk.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) exposure is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, particularly for cardiovascular disease. The association between long-term exposure to PM_2.5 and measures of lipoprotein subfractions remains unclear. Therefore, we examined associations between long-term PM_2.5 exposure and traditional and novel lipoprotein measures in a cardiac catheterization cohort in North Carolina.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included 6587 patients who had visited Duke University for a cardiac catheterization between 2001 and 2010 and resided in North Carolina. We used estimates of daily PM_2.5 concentrations on a 1 km-grid based on satellite measurements. PM_2.5 predictions were matched to

SUBMITTER: McGuinn LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6467069 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature