Overweight modifies the association between long-term ambient air pollution and prehypertension in Chinese adults: the 33 Communities Chinese Health Study

• Main Authors: Bo-Yi Yang (Author), Zhengmin Min Qian (Author), Michael G. Vaughn (Author), Steven W. Howard (Author), John Phillip Pemberton (Author), Huimin Ma (Author), Duo-Hong Chen (Author), Li-Wen Hu (Author), Xiao-Wen Zeng (Author), Chuan Zhang (Author), Yan-Peng Tian (Author), Min Nian (Author), Xiang Xiao (Author), Guang-Hui Dong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Research regarding the interaction of ambient air pollution and overweight on prehypertension is scarce. We aimed to test whether overweight modifies the association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and prehypertension in Chinese adults. Methods A total of 16,1...