Satellite-based estimates of long-term exposure to fine particulate matter are associated with C-reactive protein in 30 034 Taiwanese adults

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 1126-1136

  Zhang, Zilong ^a   Chang, Ly Yun ^b,c   Lau, Alexis K H ^d   Chan, Ta Chien ^e   Chuang, Yuan Chieh ^c   Chan, Jimmy ^d   Lin, Changqing ^d   Jiang, Wun Kai ^c   Dear, Keith ^f   Zee, Benny C Y ^a   Yeoh, Eng Kiong ^a   Hoek, Gerard ^g   Tam, Tony ^a   Lao, Xiang Qian ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOCIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c MJ Group   (Taiwan)

^d HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^e RESEARCH CENTER FOR HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Cardiovascular disease; Fine particulate matter; Systemic inflammation

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH RISK; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PROTEIN; SATELLITE DATA; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TAIWANESE; TIME; ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TAIWAN;

TAIWAN;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; BIOMARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICULATE MATTER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

EID: 85030470181     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyx069     Document Type: Article

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