Air pollution, noise exposure, and metabolic syndrome – A cohort study in elderly Mexican-Americans in Sacramento area

Background: Previous studies suggested that air pollutants may increase the incidence of metabolic syndrome, but the potential impact from traffic sources is not well-understood. This study aimed to investigate associations between traffic-related nitrogen oxides (NOx) or noise pollution and risk of...

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Main Authors: Yu Yu, Kimberly Paul, Onyebuchi A. Arah, Elizabeth Rose Mayeda, Jun Wu, Eunice Lee, I-Fan Shih, Jason Su, Michael Jerrett, Mary Haan, Beate Ritz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019317696