Ambient PM1 air pollution, blood pressure, and hypertension: Insights from the 33 Communities Chinese Health Study

Bo Yi Yang; Yuming Guo; Michael S. Bloom; Xiang Xiao; Zhengmin (Min) Qian; Echu Liu; Steven W. Howard; Tianyu Zhao; Si Quan Wang; Shanshan Li; Duo Hong Chen; Huimin Ma; Steve Hung Lam Yim; Kang Kang Liu; Xiao Wen Zeng; Li Wen Hu; Ru Qing Liu; Dan Feng; Mo Yang; Shu Li Xu; Guang Hui Dong

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2018.12.047

Ambient PM₁ air pollution, blood pressure, and hypertension: Insights from the 33 Communities Chinese Health Study

Bo Yi Yang, Yuming Guo, Michael S. Bloom, Xiang Xiao, Zhengmin (Min) Qian, Echu Liu, Steven W. Howard, Tianyu Zhao, Si Quan Wang, Shanshan Li, Duo Hong Chen, Huimin Ma, Steve Hung Lam Yim, Kang Kang Liu, Xiao Wen Zeng, Li Wen Hu, Ru Qing Liu, Dan Feng, Mo Yang, Shu Li XuGuang Hui Dong

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No evidence exists concerning the association between blood pressure and ambient particles with aerodynamic diameter ≤ 1.0 µm (PM₁), a major component of PM_2.5 (≤ 2.5 µm) particles, and potentially causing more hazardous health effects than PM_2.5. We aimed to examine the associations of blood pressure in adults with both PM₁ and PM_2.5 in China. In 2009, we randomly selected 24,845 participants aged 18–74 years from 33 communities in China. Using a standardized mercuric-column sphygmomanometer, we measured blood pressure. Long-term exposure (2006–08) to PM₁ and PM_2.5 were estimated using a spatial statistical model. Generalized linear mixed models were used to evaluate the associations between air pollutants and blood pressure and hypertension prevalence, controlling for multiple covariates. A 10-μg/m³ increase in PM₁ was significantly associated with an increase of 0.57 (95% CI 0.31–0.83) mmHg in systolic blood pressure (SBP), 0.19 (95% CI 0.03–0.35) mmHg increase in diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and a 5% (OR=1.05; 95% CI 1.01–1.10) increase in odds for hypertension. Similar associations were detected for PM_2.5. Furthermore, PM_1–2.5 showed no association with blood pressure or hypertension. In summary, both PM₁ and PM_2.5 exposures were associated with elevated blood pressure levels and hypertension prevalence in Chinese adults. In addition, most of the pro-hypertensive effects of PM_2.5 may come from PM₁. Further longitudinal designed studies are warranted to validate our findings.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	252-259
Number of pages	8
Journal	Environmental Research
Volume	170
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2018.12.047
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2019

Keywords

Adults
Cross-sectional study
Diastolic blood pressure
Particulate matter
Systolic blood pressure

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Yang, B. Y., Guo, Y., Bloom, M. S., Xiao, X., Qian, Z., Liu, E., Howard, S. W., Zhao, T., Wang, S. Q., Li, S., Chen, D. H., Ma, H., Yim, S. H. L., Liu, K. K., Zeng, X. W., Hu, L. W., Liu, R. Q., Feng, D., Yang, M., ... Dong, G. H. (2019). Ambient PM₁ air pollution, blood pressure, and hypertension: Insights from the 33 Communities Chinese Health Study. Environmental Research, 170, 252-259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2018.12.047

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