Intermediate- and long-term associations between air pollution and ambient temperature and glycated hemoglobin levels in women of child bearing age.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Air pollution has been linked to obesity while higher ambient temperatures typically reduce metabolic demand in a compensatory manner. Both relationships may impact glucose metabolism, thus we examined the association between intermediate- and long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) and ambient temperature and glycated hemoglobin(HbA1c), a longer-term marker of glucose control.

Methods

We assessed 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month average air pollution and ambient temperature at 1-km² spatial resolution via satellite remote sensing models (2013-2019), and assessed HbA1c at four, six, and eight years postpartum in women enrolled in the Programming Research in Obesity, Growth, Environment and Social Stressors (PROGRESS) cohort based

SUBMITTER: He MZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9233109 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature