Associations of long-term exposure to ambient PM₁ with hypertension and blood pressure in rural Chinese population: The Henan rural cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The epidemiological evidence on relationships between long-term exposure to particulate matter and hypertension and blood pressure has been inconclusive. Limited evidence was available for particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter ≤ 1 μm (PM₁) in rural areas of developing countries.

Objective

This study aimed to investigate the associations between long-term exposure to PM₁ and hypertension and blood pressure among rural Chinese population.

Methods

This study included 39,259 participants who had completed the baseline survey from Henan Rural Cohort. Participants' exposure to PM₁ was assessed by a satellite-based spatiotemporal model. The binary logistic regression model was used to examine the association between long-

SUBMITTER: Li N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7086153 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature