ArticleNPJ cardiovascular health2026
Marine microplastic concentration and associations with stroke and chronic disease prevalence.
Article in NPJ cardiovascular health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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2 citing papers in PubMed.
- Biofilms on microplastics across ecological systems: Formation mechanisms, community composition, environmental impacts, and ecotoxicity.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026Review
- Clinical Significance of Exposure to Microplastics and the Risk of Diabetes Mellitus in Humans: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2026Review
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Abstract
Microplastics (MPs), synthetic polymer particles <5 mm, are emerging environmental contaminants with potential cardiometabolic relevance. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 709 coastal census tracts ( < 200 meters from shoreline) by linking NOAA marine microplastic measurements with chronic disease prevalence estimates from the CDC PLACES database. A total of 154 demographic, socioeconomic, and environmental variables including age, sex, race, median household income, Social Vulnerability Index, insurance coverage, and PM2.5 were incorporated to adjust for confounding. Adjusted Poisson regression models showed that tracts with the highest microplastic exposure had higher prevalence of stroke (PR = 1.21, 95% CI: 1.13-1.29), diabetes (PR = 1.17, 95% CI: 1.10-1.24), and hypertension (PR = 1.10, 95% CI: 1.06-1.14) compared with low-exposure areas. Among all covariates, XGBoost models with SHAP interpretation identified microplastic concentration as an important environmental predictor of stroke prevalence. These ecological findings suggest microplastics were associated with chronic disease patterns and warrant further investigation.
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