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SUBMITTER: Tamayo-Ortiz M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7956483 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tamayo-Ortiz Marcela M Téllez-Rojo Martha María MM Rothenberg Stephen J SJ Gutiérrez-Avila Ivan I Just Allan Carpenter AC Kloog Itai I Texcalac-Sangrador José Luis JL Romero-Martinez Martin M Bautista-Arredondo Luis F LF Schwartz Joel J Wright Robert O RO Riojas-Rodriguez Horacio H
International journal of environmental research and public health 20210226 5
Exposure to PM<sub>2.5</sub> has been associated with the prevalence of obesity. In the Greater Mexico City Area (GMCA), both are ranked among the highest in the world. Our aim was to analyze this association in children, adolescents, and adults in the GMCA. We used data from the 2006 and 2012 Mexican National Surveys of Health and Nutrition (ENSANUT). Participants' past-year exposure to ambient PM<sub>2.5</sub> was assessed using land use terms and satellite-derived aerosol optical depth estima ...[more]