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Investigation of air pollution and noise on progression of thoracic aortic calcification: results of the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study.

ABSTRACT: AIMS:Air pollution and noise are potential risk factors for subclinical atherosclerosis. Longitudinal analyses, especially on the interplay of these environmental factors, are scarce and inconsistent. Hence we investigated long-term traffic-related exposure to air pollution and noise with the development and progression of thoracic aortic calcification, a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis. METHODS:We used baseline (2000-2003) and follow-up (2006-2008) data from the German Heinz Nixdorf Recall cohort study, including 4814 middle-aged adults. Residence-based air pollution (PM2.5 (aerodynamic diameter???2.5?µm), PM10, nitrogen dioxide and particle number), and noise was assessed with dispersion models. Thoracic aortic calcification was quantified from non-contrast enhanced electron beam computed tomography. The presence and extent of thoracic aortic calcification progression were analysed with multiple logistic and linear regression models, respectively, adjusting for age, sex, lifestyle variables, socioeconomic status and respective co-exposure. RESULTS:We observed no association in the full study sample (n?=?3155, mean age 59.1 (±7.6) years, 52.8% women). While an interquartile range in particle number and night-time noise yielded odds ratios of 1.20 (1.03, 1.40) and 1.21 (1.00, 1.46) for binary thoracic aortic calcification progression, and 0.02 (-0.01, 0.05) and 0.04 (0.00, 0.07) higher growth rates of thoracic aortic calcification in participants with baseline thoracic aortic calcification less than 10, negative findings were observed in those with baseline thoracic aortic calcification of 10 or greater. Results were similar for other pollutants and daytime noise. CONCLUSION:Our study shows no overall associations. Subgroup analyses suggest independent associations of traffic-related air pollution and noise with the development and progression of subclinical atherosclerosis in participants with no or minor thoracic aortic calcification at baseline, in contrast to negative findings in those with advanced calcification.

SUBMITTER: Hennig F

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7272124 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

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Investigation of air pollution and noise on progression of thoracic aortic calcification: results of the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study.

Hennig Frauke F Moebus Susanne S Reinsch Nico N Budde Thomas T Erbel Raimund R Jöckel Karl-Heinz KH Lehmann Nils N Hoffmann Barbara B Kälsch Hagen H

European journal of preventive cardiology 20190612 9

<h4>Aims</h4>Air pollution and noise are potential risk factors for subclinical atherosclerosis. Longitudinal analyses, especially on the interplay of these environmental factors, are scarce and inconsistent. Hence we investigated long-term traffic-related exposure to air pollution and noise with the development and progression of thoracic aortic calcification, a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis.<h4>Methods</h4>We used baseline (2000-2003) and follow-up (2006-2008) data from the German Hein ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundMild cognitive impairment (MCI) describes the intermediate state between normal cognitive aging and dementia. Adverse effects of air pollution (AP) on cognitive functions have been proposed, but investigations of simultaneous exposure to noise are scarce.ObjectivesWe analyzed the cross-sectional associations of long-term exposure to AP and traffic noise with overall MCI and amnestic (aMCI) and nonamnestic (naMCI) MCI.MethodsAt the second examination of the population-based Heinz Nixdorf Recall study, cognitive assessment was completed in 4,086 participants who were 50-80 years old. Of these, 592 participants were diagnosed as having MCI (aMCI, n = 309; naMCI, n = 283) according to previously published criteria using five neuropsychological subtests. We assessed long-term residential concentrations for size-fractioned particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxides with land use regression, and for traffic noise [weighted 24-hr (LDEN) and night-time (LNIGHT) means]. Logistic regression models adjusted for individual risk factors were calculated to estimate the association of environmental exposures with MCI in single- and two-exposure models.ResultsMost air pollutants and traffic noise were associated with overall MCI and aMCI. For example, an interquartile range increase in PM2.5 and a 10 A-weighted decibel [dB(A)] increase in LDEN were associated with overall MCI as follows [odds ratio (95% confidence interval)]: 1.16 (1.05, 1.27) and 1.40 (1.03, 1.91), respectively, and with aMCI as follows: 1.22 (1.08, 1.38) and 1.53 (1.05, 2.24), respectively. In two-exposure models, AP and noise associations were attenuated [e.g., for aMCI, PM2.5 1.13 (0.98, 1.30) and LDEN 1.46 (1.11, 1.92)].ConclusionsLong-term exposures to air pollution and traffic noise were positively associated with MCI, mainly with the amnestic subtype.CitationTzivian L, Dlugaj M, Winkler A, Weinmayr G, Hennig F, Fuks KB, Vossoughi M, Schikowski T, Weimar C, Erbel R, Jöckel KH, Moebus S, Hoffmann B, on behalf of the Heinz Nixdorf Recall study Investigative Group. 2016. Long-term air pollution and traffic noise exposures and mild cognitive impairment in older adults: a cross-sectional analysis of the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study. Environ Health Perspect 124:1361-1368;?http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1509824.

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Investigation of air pollution and noise on progression of thoracic aortic calcification: results of the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study.

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