Air pollution and occurrence of type 2 diabetes in a large cohort study

• Published in: Environment international Vol. 112; pp. 68 - 76
• Main Authors: Renzi, Matteo, Cerza, Francesco, Gariazzo, Claudio, Agabiti, Nera, Cascini, Silvia, Di Domenicantonio, Riccardo, Davoli, Marina, Forastiere, Francesco, Cesaroni, Giulia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2018
• Subjects: air pollutants; Air Pollutants - analysis; Air pollution; Air Pollution - analysis; Air Pollution - statistics & numerical data; chronic exposure; Cohort; Cohort Studies; Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology; Humans; Italy; land use; men; nitrogen dioxide; Nitrogen oxides; noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; odds ratio; Ozone; Particulate matter; particulates; regression analysis; Rome; summer; women; Italy; Rome; Cohort; Particulate matter; Air pollution; Nitrogen oxides; Ozone; Diabetes
• ISSN: 0160-4120; 1873-6750; 1873-6750
• DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2017.12.007

The few cohort studies that have investigated the association between exposure to air pollution and occurrence of diabetes have reported conflicting results. We aimed to evaluate the association of long-term exposure to particulate matter (PM), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and ozone (O3), with baseline pre...