Association between Ambient Air Pollution and Diabetes Mellitus in Europe and North America: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute · University of Basel · +3 more institutions
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Abstract
Background
Air pollution is hypothesized to be a risk factor for diabetes. Epidemiological evidence is inconsistent and has not been systematically evaluated.
Objectives
We systematically reviewed epidemiological evidence on the association between air pollution and diabetes, and synthesized results of studies on type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
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Authors
8- ICIkenna C. EzeCorresponding
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of Basel
- LGLars G. Hemkens
University Hospital of Basel
- HCHeiner C. Bucher
University Hospital of Basel
- BHBarbara Hoffmann
Leibniz Institute of Environmental Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
- CSChristian Schindler
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of Basel
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Topics
Keywords
- Meta-analysis
- Environmental health
- Diabetes mellitus
- Air pollution
- Medicine
- Internal medicine
- Endocrinology
- Biology
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