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ArticleScientific reports2025

Diminished lung function mediating the associations between blood levels of volatile organic compounds and respiratory morbidity and mortality.

Quanhong Chen, Ziqi Zeng, Shaohui Liu, Anan Zhou, Hao Chen, Yunfeng Zou, Yunan Xu

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Quanhong Chen *Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China.
Ziqi Zeng *Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China.
Shaohui LiuDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China.
Anan ZhouDepartment of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China.
Hao ChenDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China.
Yunfeng ZouDepartment of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China. zouyunfeng@gxmu.edu.cn.
Yunan XuDepartment of Medical Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China. xuyunan3175@163.com.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 82203985Youth Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi 2024GXNSFBA010067
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Abstract

Exposure to individual volatile organic compound (VOC) is associated with reduced lung function and increased respiratory disease (RD) morbidity and mortality. However, whether a mediating pathway among exposure to VOC mixtures, diminished lung function, and increased RD risk exists statistically remains undisclosed. This study analyzed 6156 adults (aged ≥ 18) from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007-2012. We applied Bayesian Kernel Machine Regression (BKMR) models to analyze the association between VOCs and lung function, and then used mediation models to assess lung function's role in RD morbidity and mortality. Changes of forced vital capacity (FVC) accounted for 12.22%, 29.76%, and 17.34% of the association of nitromethane with asthma [0.004 (0.002, 0.005), P < 0.001], emphysema [0.001 (0.001, 0.002), P < 0.001], and chronic bronchitis [0.003 (0.002, 0.005), P < 0.001], respectively. We also observed significant indirect effect of nitromethane with all-cause mortality through the mediation of FVC [0.042 (0.018, 0.066), P < 0.001, proportion = 23.13%] and forced expiratory volume at 1 s (FEV

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