ArticleBMJ open respiratory research2023
Association between air pollutant exposure, body water distribution and sleep disorder indices in individuals with low-arousal-threshold obstructive sleep apnoea.
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- Association of air pollution with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: anemia-related outcomes and exploratory genetic susceptibility analyses.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Phthalates exposure and longitudinal trajectories of body composition and regional fat distribution in children: shifting towards "apple-shaped" body and the role of physical activity.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Causal impact of air pollution on head and neck cancer: a Mendelian randomization study.Discover oncology · 2025Article
- Impact of Ambient Air Pollution on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Surgery: A Longitudinal Study.ORL; journal for oto-rhino-laryngology and its related specialties · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundAir pollution may alter body water distribution, it may also be linked to low-arousal-threshold obstructive sleep apnoea (low-ArTH OSA). Here, we explored the mediation effects of air pollution on body water distribution and low-ArTH OSA manifestations.
methodsIn this retrospective study, we obtained sleep centre data from healthy participants and patients with low-ArTH OSA (N=1924) in northern Taiwan. Air pollutant exposure at different time intervals (1, 3, 6 and 12 months) was estimated using the nearest station estimation method, and government air-quality data were also obtained. Regression models were used to assess the associations of estimated exposure, sleep disorder indices and body water distribution with the risk of low-ArTH OSA. Mediation analysis was performed to explore the relationships between air pollution, body water distribution and sleep disorder indices.
resultsFirst, exposure to particulate matter (PM) with a diameter of ≤10 µm (PM
conclusionAir pollution can directly increase sleep disorder indices (AHI, ODI and ArI) and alter body water distribution, thus mediating the risk of low-ArTH OSA.
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