Associations between Greenness, Impervious Surface Area, and Nighttime Lights on Biomarkers of Vascular Aging in Chennai, India
Lane KJ, Stokes EC, Seto KC, Thanikachalam S, Thanikachalam M, Bell ML. Associations between Greenness, Impervious Surface Area, and Nighttime Lights on Biomarkers of Vascular Aging in Chennai, India. Environmental Health Perspectives 2017, 125: 087003. PMID: 28886599, PMCID: PMC5783666, DOI: 10.1289/ehp541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlow-mediated dilatationCentral pulse pressureEarly vascular agingBody mass indexCardiovascular diseaseRisk factorsLower flow-mediated dilatationCVD risk factorsDiastolic blood pressureInterquartile range decreaseMultivariable regression modelsCross-sectional analysisElevated SBPBlood pressureMass indexSmoking statusPulse pressureVascular agingPhysical activityIntervention studiesEnergy intakeSemiurban regionStudy participantsResidential exposureEndovascular disease