Air pollution and retinal vessel diameter and blood pressure in school-aged children in a region impacted by residential biomass burning.

ABSTRACT: Little is known about the early-life cardiovascular health impacts of fine particulate air pollution (PM_2.5) and oxidant gases. A repeated-measures panel study was used to evaluate associations between outdoor PM_2.5 and the combined oxidant capacity of O₃ and NO₂ (using a redox-weighted average, O_x) and retinal vessel diameter and blood pressure in children living in a region impacted by residential biomass burning. A median of 6 retinal vessel and blood pressure measurements were collected from 64 children (ages 4-12 years), for a total of 344 retinal measurements and 432 blood pressure measurements. Linear mixed-effect models were used to estimate associations between PM_2.5 or O_x (same-day, 3-day, 7-day, and 21-

SUBMITTER: Korsiak J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8211781 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature