Effects of long-term PM 2.5 exposure on metabolic syndrome among adults and elderly in Guangdong, China

• Main Authors: Xue-yan Zheng (Author), Si-li Tang (Author), Tao Liu (Author), Ye Wang (Author), Xiao-jun Xu (Author), Ni Xiao (Author), Chuan Li (Author), Yan-jun Xu (Author), Zhao-xuan He (Author), Shu-li Ma (Author), Yu-liang Chen (Author), Rui-lin Meng (Author), Li-feng Lin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background We aimed to explore the association between long-term exposure to particulate matter ≤ 2.5 µm (PM2.5) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components including fasting blood glucose (FBG), blood pressure, triglyceride (TG), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) and waist...