Open AccessPollutant composition modification of the effect of air pollution on progression of coronary artery calcium
Author(s) -
Jaime Keller,
Timothy V. Larson,
Elena Austin,
R. Graham Barr,
Lianne Sheppard,
Sverre Vedal,
Joel D. Kaufman,
Adam A. Szpiro
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
environmental epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2474-7882
DOI - 10.1097/ee9.0000000000000024
Subject(s) - calcium , pollutant , coronary artery calcium , medicine , effect modification , cardiology , environmental science , coronary artery disease , chemistry , confidence interval , organic chemistry
Differences in traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) composition may cause heterogeneity in associations between air pollution exposure and cardiovascular health outcomes. Clustering multi-pollutant measurements allows investigation of effect modification by TRAP profiles.