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ArticleBMC public health2025

Air pollution promotes the onset and progression of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome: a nationwide prospective cohort study.

Chen Gui, Zhuotao Xiao, Mohan Li, Junwei Xu

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Chen Gui *Geriatrics Department, Taizhou Second People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Taizhou, China.
Zhuotao Xiao *Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, China.
Mohan LiDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow, China.
Junwei XuDepartment of Cardiology, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Chest Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. christxjw@njmu.edu.cn.

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Science and Technology Development Fund of Nanjing Medical University NMUB2020229
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backgroundAir pollution and cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome have emerged as major global public health challenges. However, limited evidence exists on the association between air pollution exposure and CKM incidence and progression.

methodWe analyzed data from participants across CKM stages 0-5 enrolled in the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. Ambient air pollutant concentrations were obtained from the China High Air Pollutants database. Binary logistic regression and weighted quantile sum (WQS) regression models were applied to assess the impacts of individual and combined air pollutants on CKM incidence. Cumulative exposure models were employed to study the long-term effects of pollutants on CKM progression. CKM stages were modeled as ordered categorical outcomes using proportional odds models to examine the association between pollutant levels and CKM progression.

resultsA total of 4,026 individuals were included in the main analysis. Each interquartile range increase in particulate matter with aerodynamic diameters ≤ 1 μm (PM1; OR = 1.008, 95% CI: 1.001-1.015, p < 0.05), ≤ 2.5 μm (PM2.5; OR = 1.009, 95% CI: 1.002-1.015, p < 0.01 ), ≤ 10 μm (PM10; OR = 1.010, 95% CI: 1.004-1.016, p < 0.01), nitrogen dioxide (NO2; OR = 1.011, 95% CI:1.004-1.018, p < 0.01), and ozone (O3; OR = 1.014, 95% CI: 1.006-1.021, p < 0.01) was significantly associated with increased CKM risk. The combined effect of multiple pollutants, reflected by the WQS index, was associated with a 77.7% higher risk of CKM incidence (OR = 1.777, 95% CI: 1.143-2.762, p < 0.05). PM10 (OR = 1.160, 95% CI: 1.059-1.270, p < 0.05) and sulfur dioxide (SO2; OR = 1.122, 95% CI: 1.018-1.236, p < 0.05) were significant contributors to CKM progression. In the cumulative effect analysis of 2,146 individuals, 5-year cumulative PM10 exposure was positively associated with CKM progression (OR = 1.027, 95% CI: 1.001-1.055, p < 0.05).

conclusionAir pollution is a significant environmental determinant of both CKM incidence and progression. Combined and cumulative effects of multiple pollutants may further enhance CKM risk.

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Air PollutionCardiovascular DiseasesEnvironmental ExposureKidney DiseasesMetabolic SyndromeAgedAir PollutantsChinaDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansIncidenceLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedParticulate MatterAir PollutantsParticulate MatterAir pollutionCardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndromeCohort studyEnvironmental risk factorsParticulate matter

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