biostudies-literatureBenka-Coker MLNational Institute of Environmental Health SciencesNIEHS NIH HHSNational Institutes of Health113949https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8934269biostudies-literatureUnknown241Household air pollution from solid fuel combustion was estimated to cause 2.31 million deaths worldwide in 2019; cardiovascular disease is a substantial contributor to the global burden. We evaluated the cross-sectional association between household air pollution (24-h gravimetric kitchen and personal particulate matter (PM_2.5) and black carbon (BC)) and C-reactive protein (CRP) measured in dried blood spots among 107 women in rural Honduras using wood-burning traditional or Justa (an engineered combustion chamber) stoves. A suite of 6 additional markers of systemic injury and inflammation were considered in secondary analyses. We adjusted for potential confounders and assessed effect modification of several cardiovascular-disease risk factors. The median (25th, 75th percentilesInternational journal of hygiene and environmental healthHousehold air pollution from wood-burning cookstoves and C-reactive protein among women in rural Honduras.PMC8934269R21 ES022810R21ES022810Volckens JKoehler KBachand AMNeas LClark MLNelson TLReynolds SJDiaz-Sanchez DPeel JLRajkumar SL'Orange COsorto Pinel ABWilson AGood NQuinn CYoung BNAfricano SBenka-Coker MLBrook RDfalseHousehold air pollution from wood-burning cookstoves and C-reactive protein among women in rural Honduras.Household air pollution from solid fuel combustion was estimated to cause 2.31 million deaths worldwide in 2019; cardiovascular disease is a substantial contributor to the global burden. We evaluated the cross-sectional association between household air pollution (24-h gravimetric kitchen and personal particulate matter (PM_2.5) and black carbon (BC)) and C-reactive protein (CRP) measured in dried blood spots among 107 women in rural Honduras using wood-burning traditional or Justa (an engineered combustion chamber) stoves. A suite of 6 additional markers of systemic injury and inflammation were considered in secondary analyses. We adjusted for potential confounders and assessed effect modification of several cardiovascular-disease risk factors. The median (25th, 75th percentiles2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Apr2025-04-22T11:52:36.155Z2025-04-06T00:05:18.088ZS-EPMC89342693525968610.1016/j.ijheh.2022.113949