Chronic fine particulate matter exposure, habitual exercise, and dyslipidemia: A longitudinal cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical activity may increase the intake of air pollutants due to a higher ventilation rate, which may exacerbate the adverse health effects. This study investigated the combined effects of habitual exercise and long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) on the incidence of dyslipidemia in a large longitudinal cohort in Taiwan.

Methods

A total of 121,948 adults (≥18 years) who received at least two medical examinations from 2001 to 2016 were recruited, yielding 407,821 medical examination records. A satellite-based spatiotemporal model was used to estimate the 2-year average PM_2.5 concentration (i.e., the year of and the year before the medical examination) at each participant's address. Information on habitual exercise within 1 m

SUBMITTER: Zeng YQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8835602 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature