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ArticleJournal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology2026

Long-term exposure to air pollution and chronic kidney disease incidence in adults: The Danish Nurse Cohort.

Gonzalo B Hevia-Ramos, Jiawei Zhang, Stéphane Tuffier, Rina So, George Napolitano, Marie Bergmann, Jørgen Brandt, Tanya Andersson Nystedt, Cale Lawlor, Kajsa Pira and 5 more

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Gonzalo B Hevia-RamosSection of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jiawei ZhangSection of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Stéphane TuffierSection of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Rina SoSection of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
George NapolitanoSection of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Marie BergmannSection of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jørgen BrandtDepartment of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark.
Tanya Andersson NystedtDivision of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Cale LawlorDivision of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Kajsa PiraDivision of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Matthias KetzelDepartment of Environmental Science, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark.
Ebba MalmqvistDivision of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Anna OudinDivision of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Zorana Jovanovic AndersenSection of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Youn-Hee LimSection of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. younhee.lim@sund.ku.dk.

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Abstract

backgroundAir pollution is an established risk factor for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, but evidence on chronic kidney diseases (CKD) remains limited.

objectiveWe aim to examine the association between long-term exposure to air pollutants and CKD incidence.

methodsWe followed 24,581 female nurses from the Danish Nurse Cohort, recruited in 1993 or 1999, for their first-ever hospital contact with a primary or secondary CKD diagnosis until 2018. We estimated annual mean levels of particulate matter with a diameter < 2.5 µm (PM

resultsOver 521,211 person-years of follow-up, 429 nurses developed CKD. We found positive associations of modest magnitude between long-term exposure to air pollutants and CKD, with hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) per interquartile range: 1.18 (0.93-1.50) per 2.86 µg/m SIGNIFICANCE: Our study adds important new findings to the growing evidence suggesting that air pollution may be associated with CKD incidence. IMPACT STATEMENT: This study provides longitudinal evidence that long-term exposure to ambient air pollution contributes to chronic kidney disease (CKD) incidence, even in a relatively healthy occupational cohort and at comparatively low pollution levels. Although effect sizes were modest, consistent positive associations, particularly for NO

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