Exposure to household air pollution from biomass cookstoves and blood pressure among women in rural Honduras: A cross-sectional study.
Indoor Air
; 29(1): 130-142, 2019 01.
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ABSTRACT
Growing evidence links household air pollution exposure from biomass cookstoves with elevated blood pressure. We assessed cross-sectional associations of 24-hour mean concentrations of personal and kitchen fine particulate matter (PM2.5 ), black carbon (BC), and stove type with blood pressure, adjusting for confounders, among 147 women using traditional or cleaner-burning Justa stoves in Honduras. We investigated effect modification by age and body mass index. Traditional stove users had mean (standard deviation) personal and kitchen 24-hour PM2.5 concentrations of 126 µg/m3 (77) and 360 µg/m3 (374), while Justa stove users' exposures were 66 µg/m3 (38) and 137 µg/m3 (194), respectively. BC concentrations were similarly lower among Justa stove users. Adjusted mean systolic blood pressure was 2.5 mm Hg higher (95% CI, 0.7-4.3) per unit increase in natural log-transformed kitchen PM2.5 concentration; results were stronger among women of 40 years or older (5.2 mm Hg increase, 95% CI, 2.3-8.1). Adjusted odds of borderline high and high blood pressure (categorized) were also elevated (odds ratio = 1.5, 95% CI, 1.0-2.3). Some results included null values and are suggestive. Results suggest that reduced household air pollution, even when concentrations exceed air quality guidelines, may help lower cardiovascular disease risk, particularly among older subgroups.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Presión Sanguínea
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Contaminación del Aire Interior
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Hipertensión
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America central
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Honduras
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En
Revista:
Indoor Air
Asunto de la revista:
SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Año:
2019
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Article