ArticleThe Science of the total environment2020
Ambient particle radioactivity and gestational diabetes: A cohort study of more than 1 million pregnant women in Massachusetts, USA.
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- Exposure to radon and ambient particle radioactivity during pregnancy and adverse maternal, fetal and perinatal outcomes: The current literature and potential mechanisms.Environmental research · 2024Pooled it
- Updated Knowledge on Radon Exposure: Quantification Methods, Health Effects, and Molecular Mechanisms.Environment & health (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Review
- Source-Specific Radioactivity and Oxidative Potential of Urban PM2.5.Environmental science & technology · 2026Article
- Radon and Non-Cancer Pulmonary Health Effects in Children: A State of The Art Review.Pediatric pulmonology · 2026Review
- Assessment of Environmental Risk Factors for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Ten-Year Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Radon Exposure and Gestational Diabetes.JAMA network open · 2025Observational
- Nicotinamide mononucleotide ameliorates ionizing radiation-induced spermatogenic dysfunction in mice by modulating the glycolytic pathway.Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica · 2024Article
- Prenatal Exposure to Ambient Particle Radioactivity and Fetal Growth in Eastern Massachusetts.Air quality, atmosphere, & health · 2023Article
- Association of air pollution and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure with gestational diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of translational medicine · 2023Article
- Ambient PM gross β-activity and glucose levels during pregnancy.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2021Article
- Could Subtle Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Palsy Be Related to Unilateral B Glenoid Osteoarthritis?Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundExposure to ionizing radiation increases the risk of chronic metabolic disorders such as insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Internal ionizing radiation from inhaled radioactive aerosol may contribute to the associations between fine particulate matter (PM
methodsWe used the Massachusetts Registry of Vital Records to study 1,061,937 pregnant women from 2001 to 2015 with a singleton pregnancy without pre-existing diabetes. Gross β activity measured by seven monitors of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's RadNet monitoring network was utilized to represent ambient particle radioactivity (PR). We obtained GDM status from birth certificates and used logistic regression analyses adjusted for socio-demographics, maternal comorbidities, PM
resultsAmbient particle radioactivity exposure during first and second trimester of pregnancy was associated with higher odds of GDM (OR: 1.18 (95% CI 1.10 to 1.22). Controlling for PM
conclusionThis is the first population-based study to examine the association between particle radioactivity and gestational diabetes mellitus - one of the most common pregnancy-related diseases with lifelong effects for the mother and the fetus. This finding has important public health policy implications because it enhances our understanding about the toxicity of PR, a modifiable risk factor, which to date, has been considered only as an indoor and occupational air quality risk.
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