Association between long term exposure to particulate matter and incident hypertension in Spain

[EN]Exposure to air particulate matter has been linked with hypertension and blood pressure levels. The metabolic risks of air pollution could vary according to the specific characteristics of each area, and has not been sufficiently evaluated in Spain. We analyzed 1103 individuals, participants in...

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Autores: Doulatram Gamgaram, Viyey, Valdés, Sergio, Maldonado Araque, Cristina, Lago Sampedro, Ana, Badía Guillén, Rocío, García Escobar, Eva, García Serrano, Sara, García Vivanco, Marta, Garrido, Juan Luis, Theobald, Mark Richard, Gil, Victoria, Martín Llorente, Fernando, Calle Pascual, Alfonso, Bordiú, Elena, Castaño González, Luis Antonio, Delgado, Elías, Franch Nadal, Josep, Chaves, Felipe J., Montanya, Eduard, Galán García, José Luis, Aguilera Venegas, Gabriel, Soriguer, Federico, Rojo Martínez, Gemma
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/54121
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/54121
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:self-reported hypertension
ambient air-pollution
blood-pressure
cardiovascular-disease
traffic noise
benefits
cohorts
fine
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Sumario:[EN]Exposure to air particulate matter has been linked with hypertension and blood pressure levels. The metabolic risks of air pollution could vary according to the specific characteristics of each area, and has not been sufficiently evaluated in Spain. We analyzed 1103 individuals, participants in a Spanish nationwide population based cohort study (di@bet.es), who were free of hypertension at baseline (2008-2010) and completed a follow-up exam of the cohort (2016-2017). Cohort participants were assigned air pollution concentrations for particulate matter < 10 mu m (PM10) and < 2.5 mu m (PM2.5) during follow-up (2008-2016) obtained through modeling combined with measurements taken at air quality stations (CHIMERE chemistry-transport model). Mean and SD concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 were 20.17 +/- 3.91 mu g/m(3) and 10.83 +/- 2.08 mu g/m(3) respectively. During follow-up 282 cases of incident hypertension were recorded. In the fully adjusted model, compared with the lowest quartile of PM10, the multivariate weighted ORs (95% CIs) for developing hypertension with increasing PM10 exposures were 0.82 (0.59-1.14), 1.28 (0.93-1.78) and 1.45 (1.05-2.01) in quartile 2, 3 and 4 respectively (p for a trend of 0.003). The corresponding weighted ORs according to PM2.5 exposures were 0.80 (0.57-1.13), 1.11 (0.80-1.53) and 1.48 (1.09-2.00) (p for trend 0.004). For each 5-mu g/m(3) increment in PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations, the odds for incident hypertension increased 1.22 (1.06-1.41) p = 0.007 and 1.39 (1.07-1.81) p = 0.02 respectively. In conclusion, our study contributes to assessing the impact of particulate pollution on the incidence of hypertension in Spain, reinforcing the need for improving air quality as much as possible in order to decrease the risk of cardiometabolic disease in the population.