Pollution exposure associated with multimorbidity risk

 

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/956744

https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0000520

 News Release 29-Jun-2022
New study analyzed multimorbidity—coexistence of two or more chronic diseases—along with chronic exposure to air pollutants
Peer-Reviewed Publication
PLOS

Exposure to the air pollution known as fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is associated with an increased risk of having a cluster of multiple chronic diseases, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS Global Public Health by Kai Hu of University of St. Andrews, UK, and colleagues.

Previous studies have provided abundant evidence on the association between air pollution and individual chronic diseases. 

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The authors add: “Both lower and higher historical PM2.5 exposure is associated with faster multimorbidity accumulation. However, higher exposure to PM2.5 is associated with a higher risk of developing cardio-metabolic and respiratory multimorbidity (dominated by lung disease), whereas lower PM2.5 exposure is associated with a higher likelihood of musculoskeletal multimorbidity.”

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