Associations between ambient fine particulate air pollution and hypertension: A nationwide cross-sectional study in China.

ABSTRACT: Limited evidence is available regarding the long-term effects of fine particulate (PM_2.5) air pollution on hypertension in developing countries. This study aimed to explore the associations of long-term exposure to PM_2.5 with hypertension prevalence and blood pressure (BP) in China. We conducted a cross-sectional study based on a nationally representative survey (13,975 participants). We estimated the long-term average exposure to PM_2.5 for all subjects during the study period (June 2011 to March 2012) by a satellite-based model with a spatial resolution of 10×10km. We applied multivariable logistic regression models to evaluate the associations between PM_2.5 and hypertension prevalence and linear regression models for the associations between PM

SUBMITTER: Liu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8102884 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature