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PM _2.5 and Kidney Function: Long-Term Exposures May Lead to Modest Declines

Author(s) -

Nate Seltenrich

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.124-a168

Subject(s) - renal function , medicine , kidney disease , cardiovascular health , confounding , public health , gerontology , lead exposure , harm , environmental health , disease , cardiology , psychology , pathology , social psychology , cats

Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is associated with cardiovascular health impacts including increased risk of irregular heartbeat and pulmonary embolism (arterial blockage). 1 However, the relationship between PM2.5 and renal function, an independent cardiovascular risk factor23 and significant health metric in its own right, 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 is poorly understood. A new longitudinal study offers early evidence that PM2.5 exposure is associated with lower kidney function and a higher rate of kidney function decline over time. 8

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