Background: Long-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution may increase blood
pressure and the risk of hypertension. However, epidemiological evidence is scarce and …

Background The epidemiological evidence on relationships between long-term exposure to
particulate matter and hypertension and blood pressure has been inconclusive. Limited …

Background Hypertension is a highly prevalent cardiovascular risk factor. It is possible that
air pollution, also an established cardiovascular risk factor, may contribute to cardiovascular …

Background Epidemiological evidence on the association of PM 2.5 (particulate matter with
aerodynamic diameter≤ 2.5 μm) and its specific components with hypertension and blood …

Limited evidence is available regarding the long-term effects of fine particulate (PM 2.5) air
pollution on hypertension in developing countries. This study aimed to explore the …

The risk of incident hypertension associated with long-term exposure to fine particulate
matter (PM2. 5) was still unclear by studies conducted in North America and Europe, and …

No evidence exists concerning the association between blood pressure and ambient
particles with aerodynamic diameter≤ 1.0 µm (PM 1), a major component of PM 2.5 (≤ 2.5 …

Many countries dedicated in mitigation of air pollution in the past several decades. However,
little is known about how air quality improvement affects health. Therefore, we conducted …

Long-term exposure to ambient fine particulate pollution (PM2. 5) has been associated with
cardiovascular diseases. Hypertension, a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, has …

Epidemiological evidence from ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is needed to clarify
the associations of particulate air pollution with blood pressure and potential lag patterns …