Laifu Li, Yan Ran, Yan Zhuang, Lianli Wang, Jiamiao Chen, Yating Sun, Shiwei Lu, Fangchen Ye, Lin Mei, Yu Ning, Fei Dai
Previous studies have suggested that exposure to air pollutants may be associated with specific blood indicators or anemia in certain populations. However, there is insufficient epidemiological data and prospective evidence to evaluate the relationship between environmental air pollution and specific types of anemia. We conducted a large-scale prospective cohort study based on the UK Biobank. Annual average concentrations of NO2 , PM2.5 , PM2.5-10 , and PM10 were obtained from the ESCAPE study using the Land Use Regression (LUR) model...
April 12, 2024: International Journal of Biometeorology