Residential Exposure to PM_2.5 and Ozone and Progression of Subclinical Atherosclerosis Among Women Transitioning Through Menopause: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation.

ABSTRACT: Objective: This article aims to examine the association between long-term ambient air pollution and progression of subclinical atherosclerosis with 2-year follow-up among midlife women from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Materials and Methods: Carotid duplex ultrasonography was performed in participants from a SWAN ancillary study carried out at the Pittsburgh and Chicago sites. Mean and maximum carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and plaque burden were assessed throughout the common, bulb, and internal carotid artery. The yearly mean exposure to PM_2.5 (particulate matter) and ozone was generated based on monitors within 20 km of the participants' home. The effect of air pollutants during follow-up on progression of CIMT was e

SUBMITTER: Duan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6590715 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature