Differing associations of PM2.5 exposure with systolic and diastolic blood pressures across exposure durations in a predominantly non-Hispanic Black cohort
Luo J, Jones R, Jin Z, Polonsky T, Kim K, Olopade C, Pinto J, Ahsan H, Aschebrook-Kilfoy B. Differing associations of PM2.5 exposure with systolic and diastolic blood pressures across exposure durations in a predominantly non-Hispanic Black cohort. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 20256. PMID: 39217205, PMCID: PMC11366009, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-64851-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of PM2.5 exposurePM2.5 exposureDiastolic blood pressureAssociations of PM2.5Associated with isolated diastolic hypertensionEnvironmental health researchPM2.5 exposure levelsBlack cohortBlood pressureHigh blood pressureHealth researchCVD outcomesPotential confoundersSystolic-diastolic hypertensionAssociation magnitudeMixed effects modelsElevation of SBPDiastolic hypertensionIsolated systolic hypertensionSBPEffects modelAssociationDBPSystolic hypertensionCohort