Obesity Is A Modifier of Autonomic Cardiac Responses to Fine Metal Particulates | Zendy

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Obesity Is A Modifier of Autonomic Cardiac Responses to Fine Metal Particulates

Author(s) -

JiuChiuan Chen,

Jennifer M. Cavallari,

Peter H. Stone,

David C. Christiani

Publication year - 2007

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.9609

Subject(s) - heart rate variability , confounding , medicine , confidence interval , cardiology , particulates , body mass index , heart rate , ambulatory , obesity , autonomic nervous system , chemistry , blood pressure , organic chemistry

Increasing evidence suggests that obesity may impart greater susceptibility to adverse effects of air pollution. Particulate matter, especially PM(2.5) (particulate matter with aero-dynamic diameter </=2.5 microm), is associated with increased cardiac events and reduction of heart rate variability (HRV).

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