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ArticleJournal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi2023

The Association Between PM2.5 Exposure and Diabetes Mellitus Among Thai Army Personnel.

Apisorn Laorattapong, Sarun Poobunjirdkul, Thanapoom Thanapoom, Wiroj Jiamjarasrangsi

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Article in Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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Apisorn LaorattapongDivision of Occupational Medicine, Department of Outpatient Service, Phramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
Sarun PoobunjirdkulDivision of Occupational Medicine, Department of Outpatient Service, Phramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
Thanapoom ThanapoomDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Wiroj JiamjarasrangsiDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Chulalongkorn University · TH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study investigated the association between baseline exposures to particulate matter with a diameter < 2.5 microns (PM2.5) and subsequent temporal changes in PM2.5 exposure with the incidence of type 2 diabetes among Royal Thai Army personnel.

methodsA retrospective cohort study was conducted using nationwide health check-up data from 21 325 Thai Army personnel between 2018 and 2021. Multilevel mixed-effects parametric survival statistics were utilized to analyze the relationship between baseline (i.e., PM2.5-baseline) and subsequent changes (i.e., PM2.5-change) in PM2.5 exposure and the occurrence of type 2 diabetes. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were employed to assess this association while considering covariates.

resultsThere was a significant association between both PM2.5 baseline and PM2.5-change and the incidence of type 2 diabetes in a dose-response manner. Compared to quartile 1, the HRs for quartiles 2 to 4 of PM2.5-baseline were 1.11 (95% CI, 0.74 to 1.65), 1.51 (95% CI, 1.00 to 2.28), and 1.77 (95% CI, 1.07 to 2.93), respectively. Similarly, the HRs for quartiles 2 to 4 of PM2.5-change were 1.41 (95% CI, 1.14 to 1.75), 1.43 (95% CI, 1.13 to 1.81) and 2.40 (95% CI, 1.84 to 3.14), respectively.

conclusionsOur findings contribute to existing evidence regarding the association between short-term and long-term exposure to PM2.5 and the incidence of diabetes among personnel in the Royal Thai Army.

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Air PollutantsAir PollutionDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Military PersonnelEnvironmental ExposureHumansParticulate MatterRetrospective StudiesSoutheast Asian PeopleAir PollutantsParticulate MatterAir pollutionMilitary personnelParticulate matterType 2 diabetes

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