Risk Analysis of Air Pollution and Meteorological Factors Affecting the Incidence of Diabetes in the Elderly Population in Northern China

• Published in: Journal of Diabetes Research Vol. 2020; no. 2020; pp. 1 - 20
• Main Authors: Yu, Pei, Lu, Chunlan, Zhang, Yourui, Feng, Siyuan, Hou, Fang, Cui, Zhuang, Liu, Hongyan, Saijun, Zhou, Lin, Yao, Liu, Hao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 20.10.2020; Hindawi; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Aged; Air Pollutants; Air Pollution; Atmospheric Pressure; Body Mass Index; China - epidemiology; Community health care; Developing countries; Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology; Diabetes Mellitus - etiology; Environmental Exposure; Female; Gene expression; Glucose; Homeostasis; Hospitals; Humans; Humidity; Incidence; LDCs; Low income groups; Male; Medical personnel; Meteorological Concepts; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Nitrogen dioxide; Nonlinear Dynamics; Older people; Outdoor air quality; Ozone; Particulate Matter; Pollutants; Population; Precipitation; Public health; Risk Assessment; Risk factors; Seasons; Temperature; Type 2 diabetes; Weather; China

Background. Research investigating the effect of air pollution on diabetes incidence is mostly conducted in Europe and the United States and often produces conflicting results. The link between meteorological factors and diabetes incidence remains to be explored. We aimed to explore associations bet...