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