Association between ambient and household air pollution with carotid intima-media thickness in peri-urban South India: CHAI-Project

摘要

Evidence linking ambient air pollution with atherosclerosis is lacking from low- and middle-income countries. Additionally, evidence regarding the association between household air pollution and atherosclerosis is limited. We evaluated the association between ambient fine particulate matter [particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of ≤2.5 µm (PM )] and biomass fuel use on carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), a surrogate of atherosclerosis, in India.