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Alternative Title:
Chem Res Toxicol
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrestox.7b00077
Personal Author:
Koman, Patricia D. ; Mancuso, Peter
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Description:
From 1999-2014, obesity prevalence increased among adults and youth. Obese individuals may be uniquely susceptible to the proinflammatory effects of ozone because obese humans and animals have been shown to experience a greater decline in lung function than normal-weight subjects. Obesity is independently associated with limitations in lung mechanics with increased ozone dose. However, few epidemiologic studies have examined the interaction between excess weight and ozone exposure among adults. Using PubMed keyword searches and reference lists, we reviewed epidemiologic evidence to identify potential response-modifying factors and determine if obese or overweight adults are at increased risk of ozone-related health effects. We initially identified 170 studies, of which seven studies met the criteria of examining the interaction of excess weight and ozone exposure on cardiopulmonary outcomes in adults, including four short-term ozone exposure studies in controlled laboratory settings and three community epidemiologic studies. In the studies identified, obesity was associated with decreased lung function and increased inflammatory mediators. Results were inconclusive about the effect modification when data were stratified by sex. Obese and overweight populations should be considered as candidate at-risk groups for epidemiologic studies of cardiopulmonary health related to air pollution exposures. Air pollution is a modifiable risk factor that may decrease lung function among obese individuals with implications for environmental and occupational health policy.
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Air Pollutants
Animals
Cardiovascular Diseases
Environmental Exposure
Humans
Lung
Obesity
Ozone

Source:
Chem Res Toxicol. 30(7):1384-1395.
Pubmed ID:
28574698
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5556919
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
P30 ES017885/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States ; T42 OH008455/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States
P30 ES017885/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States ; T42 OH008455/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States Less -
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CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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