2021
The influence of dietary intake of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on the association between short-term exposure to ambient nitrogen dioxide and respiratory and cardiovascular outcomes among healthy adults
Chen H, Zhang S, Shen W, Salazar C, Schneider A, Wyatt L, Rappold A, Diaz-Sanchez D, Devlin R, Samet J, Tong H. The influence of dietary intake of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on the association between short-term exposure to ambient nitrogen dioxide and respiratory and cardiovascular outcomes among healthy adults. Environmental Health 2021, 20: 123. PMID: 34872587, PMCID: PMC8650256, DOI: 10.1186/s12940-021-00809-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Ambient Air Quality StandardsExposure to ambient nitrogen dioxideOmega-3 groupAmbient nitrogen dioxideOmega-3 PUFA intakeOmega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acidsHeart rate variabilityBlood lipidsAmbient NO2NO2 concentrationsVascular functionLung functionExposure to fine particulate matterAir quality monitoring stationsConcentrations of ambient NO2Interquartile rangeAmbient Air Quality StandardsNitrogen dioxideShort-term exposure to NO2PUFA intakeCardiovascular outcomesFine particulate matterAir quality standardsQuality monitoring stationsResearch Triangle area of North Carolina
2018
Long-term effects of air pollution on ankle-brachial index
Zhang S, Wolf K, Breitner S, Kronenberg F, Stafoggia M, Peters A, Schneider A. Long-term effects of air pollution on ankle-brachial index. Environment International 2018, 118: 17-25. PMID: 29787898, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.05.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of air pollutionLong-term exposure to PMExposure to PMAir pollutionParticulate matterLong-term exposure to air pollutionAdverse effects of air pollutionLand-use regression modelsLong-term effects of air pollutionExposure to air pollutionAnnual mean concentrationsHigh ankle-brachial indexAnkle-brachial indexAbnormal ankle-brachial indexLand-useMean concentrationsAerodynamic diameterPollutionNitrogen dioxideGeographic information systemPercentile incrementOdds ratioPrevalence of low ankle-brachial indexRegression modelsRegion of Augsburg