Nonlinear associations between environmental factors and lipid levels in middle-aged and elderly population in China: A national cross-sectional study

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 838; no. Pt 1; p. 155962
• Main Authors: Li, Hao, Ge, Miao, Pei, Zehua, He, Jinwei, Wang, Congxia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 10.09.2022
• Subjects: air; alcohol drinking; algorithms; Blood lipid levels; blood lipids; cardiovascular diseases; China; cross-sectional studies; elderly; environmental exposure; Environmental factors; hyperlipidemia; lipids; Middle-aged and elderly population; Nonlinear associations; public health; Random forest model; regression analysis; risk; China; Random forest model; Environmental factors; Middle-aged and elderly population; Blood lipid levels; Nonlinear associations

Blood lipid is an important factor affecting cardiovascular disease in middle-aged and elderly people. At present, the associations between environmental factors and blood lipid level in elderly people has been controversial, and the nonlinear effect of their relationship is lack of research. This s...