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MONDAY, July 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) — For individuals living in multistory houses (MH), residential exposure to air pollutants is associated with an increased risk for arterial hypertension (AH), according to a study published online June 24 in the Journal of Public Health<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Agne Braziene, from the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences in Kaunas, and colleagues examined the correlations between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and residential distance to green spaces and major roads and the development of AH and metabolic syndrome components among 1,354 participants from a population study. Exposures to particulate matter (PM) 10 \u00b5m or less in diameter (PM10<\/sub>), PM2.5<\/sub>, and nitrogen dioxide levels were assessed.<\/p>\n The researchers found that for participants living in MH, the risk for AH was higher with residential distance to a major road closer than 200 m and residential exposure to PM10<\/sub> and PM2.5<\/sub> levels above the median (adjusted relative risks [RRs], 1.41, 1.19, and 1.27, respectively). Residential exposure to a PM10<\/sub> level above the median correlated with an increased risk for reduced high-density lipoprotein (RHDL; RR, 1.46) among these participants. Only in participants who lived in MH was there a negative impact of the traffic air pollutants on the incidence of AH, RHDL cholesterol, and high triglyceride (TG) levels.<\/p>\n “Our findings highlight the importance of the living environment and its effect on AH and TG risks, especially for those living in MH,” the authors write.<\/p>\n