Objectives Due to their small size, ultrafine particles (UFP) are believed to exert higher
toxicity than larger particles. As numerous studies on health effects of UFP have been …

The rising prevalence of noncommunicable diseases globally, with a strikingly
disproportionate increase in prevalence and related mortality in low-and middle-income …

Importance Elevated systolic blood (SBP) pressure is a leading global health risk.
Quantifying the levels of SBP is important to guide prevention policies and interventions …

Although numerous studies have investigated the association of ambient air pollution with
hypertension and blood pressure (BP), the results were inconsistent. We performed a …

Objective To quantify the dose-response associations between total physical activity and risk
of breast cancer, colon cancer, diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and ischemic stroke …

Statins are a family of drugs that are used for treating hyperlipidaemia with a recognized
capacity to prevent cardiovascular disease events. They inhibit β‐hydroxy β‐methylglutaryl …

Obesity has become a worldwide epidemic, and its prevalence has been projected to grow
by 40% in the next decade. This increasing prevalence has implications for the risk of …

The prevalence of obesity has increased worldwide over the past few decades. In 2013, the
prevalence of obesity exceeded the 50% of the adult population in some countries from …

Background Air pollutants are suggested to be related to type 2 diabetes (T2D). Since
several high quality papers on air pollutants and T2D have been published beyond the last …

Rationale: Evidence concerning the acute health effects of air pollution caused by fine
particulate matter (PM2. 5) in developing countries is quite limited. Objectives: To evaluate …