Associations between long-term air pollution exposure and the incidence of cardiovascular diseases among American older adults

CONCLUSIONS: Long-term exposure to PM2.5, NO2, and warm-season O3 were associated with increased incidence of cardiovascular diseases, even at low pollutant concentration levels. Black people and people with diabetes were found to be vulnerable populations.PMID:36283157 | DOI:10.1016/j.envint.2022.107594

Source: Environment International - October 25, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tingfan Jin Qian Di Weeberb J R équia Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi Edgar Castro Tszshan Ma Yifan Wang Haisu Zhang Liuhua Shi Joel Schwartz Source Type: research