Ambient air pollution during pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes in New York City.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emerging evidence suggests a potential association between ambient air pollution and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), but results have been inconsistent. Accordingly, we assessed the associations between ambient fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) levels with risk of GDM.

Methods

Using linked data from birth certificates, hospital discharge diagnoses, and air pollution estimates informed by the New York City Community Air Survey, we fit conditional logistic regression models to evaluate the association between residential levels of PM_2.5 and NO₂ with risk of GDM among 256,372 singleton live births of non-smoking mothers in New York City born 2008-2010, adjusting for sociodemographic fac

SUBMITTER: Choe SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6590689 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature