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Abstract
In a study of 12,814 Chinese children aged 7-18, increases in air pollutants were associated with significant changes in total cholesterol levels.
- Every 10 μg/m³ increase in particles with diameters ≤1.0 μm was linked to a 6.20% increase in total cholesterol levels.
- Increases of 10 μg/m³ in particles with diameters ≤2.5 μm and ≤10 μm were associated with 5.31% and 3.49% increases in total cholesterol, respectively.
- A 10 μg/m³ increase in nitrogen dioxide was related to a 5.25% increase in total cholesterol.
- The odds of developing hypercholesterolemia were found to be 2.15 times higher for each 10 μg/m³ increase in particles ≤1.0 μm.
- Hypercholesterolemia was associated with odds ratios of 1.70 and 1.43 for increases in particles ≤2.5 μm and nitrogen dioxide, respectively.
- No significant associations were observed between air pollution and other blood lipids.
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