Long-Term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Hypertension Incidence in China.

ABSTRACT: The risk of incident hypertension associated with long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) was still unclear by studies conducted in North America and Europe, and this relationship has rarely been quantified at higher ambient concentrations typically found in developing countries. We aimed to investigate the association between PM_2.5 and incident hypertension using the large-scale prospective cohorts in China. We included 59 456 participants without hypertension aged ≥18 years from the China-PAR (Prediction for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk in China) project. Data on ambient PM_2.5 at participants' residential address were obtained during 2004 to 2015 using a satellite-based spatial-temporal model. Hazard ratios and 95% CIs were ca

SUBMITTER: Huang K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6656583 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature