ArticleERJ open research2024
Air pollution, lung function and mortality: survival and mediation analyses in UK Biobank.
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- Air pollution and dynamic transitions of preserved ratio impaired spirometry in UK Biobank.Communications medicine · 2025Article
- Gradual Increase in Lung Cancer Risk Due to Particulate Matter Exposure in Patients With Pulmonary Function Impairments: A Nationwide Korean Database Analysis.Journal of Korean medical science · 2025Article
- Investigating the Consequences of Measurement Error of Gradually More Sophisticated Long-Term Personal Exposure Models in Assessing Health Effects: The London Study (MELONS).Research report (Health Effects Institute) · 2025Article
- Does lung function mediate the role of environmental pollution on overall and cardiovascular disease mortality?ERJ open research · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Air pollution is associated with lower lung function, and both are associated with premature mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Evidence remains scarce on the potential mediating effect of impaired lung function on the association between air pollution and mortality or CVD. Methods: We used data from UK Biobank (n∼200 000 individuals) with 8-year follow-up to mortality and incident CVD. Exposures to particulate matter <10 µm (PM Results: Lower FEV Conclusions: Lung function may mediate a modest proportion of associations between air pollution and mortality and CVD outcomes. Results likely reflect the extent of either shared mechanisms or direct effects relating to lower lung function caused by air pollution.
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