Environmental Risk Score as a New Tool to Examine Multi-Pollutants in Epidemiologic Research: An Example from the NHANES Study Using Serum Lipid Levels
Park S, Tao Y, Meeker J, Harlow S, Mukherjee B. Environmental Risk Score as a New Tool to Examine Multi-Pollutants in Epidemiologic Research: An Example from the NHANES Study Using Serum Lipid Levels. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e98632. PMID: 24901996, PMCID: PMC4047033, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnvironmental risk scoreLipid outcomesEpidemiological researchNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyHealth and Nutrition Examination SurveyRisk scoreNutrition Examination SurveyAdverse health responsesSocio-demographic factorsMulti-pollutant exposuresDevelopment of chronic diseasesBody mass indexExamination SurveySerum nutrient levelsMulti-pollutant approachSociodemographic factorsHealth responseChronic diseasesSingle-pollutantDisease riskMass indexEpidemiological studiesNHANES studyRisk predictionMulti-pollutants