Associations between long-term exposure to air pollution and kidney function utilizing electronic healthcare records: a cross-sectional study

• Published in: Environmental health Vol. 23; no. 1; p. 43
• Main Authors: Dillon, David, Ward-Caviness, Cavin, Kshirsagar, Abhijit V, Moyer, Joshua, Schwartz, Joel, Di, Qian, Weaver, Anne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 23.04.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Air Pollutants - adverse effects; Air Pollutants - analysis; Air pollution; Air Pollution - adverse effects; Air Pollution - analysis; Chronic kidney disease; Chronic kidney failure; Codes; Comorbidity; Creatinine; Creatinine - blood; Cross-Sectional Studies; Development and progression; Diagnosis; Electronic Health Records; Electronic healthcare records; Electronic records; Environmental aspects; Environmental Exposure - adverse effects; Environmental Exposure - analysis; Exposure; Female; Females; Fine particulate matter; Glomerular Filtration Rate; Health aspects; Health care; Humans; Hypertension; Kidney diseases; Kidneys; Male; Medical care; Middle Aged; Mortality; Nitrogen dioxide; Nitrogen Dioxide - adverse effects; Nitrogen Dioxide - analysis; North Carolina - epidemiology; Outdoor air quality; Ozone; Ozone - adverse effects; Ozone - analysis; Particulate matter; Particulate Matter - adverse effects; Particulate Matter - analysis; Patients; Phenotyping; Physiological aspects; Pollutants; Renal function; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - chemically induced; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - epidemiology; Risk factors; Standard deviation; Time measurement; Utilization; North Carolina; United States; United States > US; Air pollution; Ozone; Chronic kidney disease; Fine particulate matter; Nitrogen dioxide; Electronic healthcare records

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects more than 38 million people in the United States, predominantly those over 65 years of age. While CKD etiology is complex, recent research suggests associations with environmental exposures. Our primary objective is to examine creatinine-based estimated glomerula...