Short-term ambient particle radioactivity level and renal function in older men: Insight from the Normative Aging Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Whole-body and thoracic ionizing radiation exposure are both associated with the development of renal dysfunction. However, whether low-level environmental radiation from air pollution affects renal function remains unknown.

Objectives

We investigated the association of particle radioactivity (PR) with renal function defined by the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the Normative Aging Study.

Methods

This longitudinal analysis included 2491 medical visits from 809 white males enrolled between 1999 and 2013. The eGFR was calculated using the CKD-EPI and MDRD equations, and CKD cases were identified as those with an eGFR <60 mL/min/1.73 m². Gross β activity measured by five monitors of the U.S. Environme

SUBMITTER: Gao X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6728188 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature