Open Access<p>Ambient air pollution exposure and obesity-related traits in Korean adults</p>
Author(s) -
Seo Eun Hwang,
Hyuktae Kwon,
Su Jin Jeong,
Hyun Jin Kim,
Jin Ho Park
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s208115
Subject(s) - interquartile range , obesity , waist , medicine , body mass index , population , abdominal obesity , adipose tissue , demography , physiology , environmental health , sociology
Although some studies have tried to determine the impact of long-term air pollution exposure on obesity, they have mainly focused on body mass index (BMI) and the results are inconsistent. Therefore, we investigated the association of annual ambient air pollution exposure with various obesity traits, including computed tomography-measured abdominal fatness, in a large Korean adult population.