ArticleEnvironment international2022
Quantile regression to examine the association of air pollution with subclinical atherosclerosis in an adolescent population.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Systematic review and meta-analysis on the health effects of long-term exposure to ultrafine particles.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026Pooled it
- A Review of the Increasing Impact and Effects of Air Pollution Throughout Life and Before Birth.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026Review
- Modelling Particulate Matter (PMAnalytical science advances · 2025Article
- Lifetime air pollution exposure from prenatal to 18 years and cardiovascular health in young adulthood: findings from a UK birth cohort.Environment international · 2025Article
- Air Pollution, Built Environment, and Early Cardiovascular Disease.Circulation research · 2023Review
- Associations of time-weighted individual exposure to ambient particulate matter with carotid atherosclerosis in Beijing, China.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2023Article
- A review of cardiovascular effects and underlying mechanisms of legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).Archives of toxicology · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundAir pollution has been associated with carotid intima-media thickness test (CIMT), a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis. To our knowledge, this is the first study to report an association between ambient air pollution and CIMT in a younger adolescent population.
objectiveTo investigate the associations beyond standard mean regression by using quantile regression to explore if associations occur at different percentiles of the CIMT distribution.
methodsWe measured CIMT cross-sectionally at the age of 16 years in 363 adolescents participating in the Dutch PIAMA birth cohort. We fit separate quantile regressions to examine whether the associations of annual averages of nitrogen dioxide (NO
resultsPM
conclusionsEarly childhood exposure to ambient air pollution was suggestively associated with the CIMT distribution during adolescence. Since CIMT increases with age, mitigation strategies to reduce traffic-related air pollution early in life could possibly delay atherosclerosis and subsequently CVD development later in life.
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