Does Exposure To Household and Ambient Air Pollution Pose a Risk To Cardiovascular Health? - A Cross-Sectional Study in Nepal.

Over half the world’s population is exposed daily to very high levels of household air pollutants arising from burning biomass fuels; however the effects of these pollutants on cardiovascular health have not been fully established. This study aimed to compare the relationship between household indo...

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Main Authors:	Om P Kurmi, S Smith, W Cairns, Devereux, Graham S, Sadhra, Steven, Semple, Sean, Steiner, Markus F C, Lam, Kin-Bong Hubert, Padam Simkhada, Jon G Ayres
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Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2013
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7107/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7107/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7107/1/vol_3_no_2_2013_46.pdf

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spelling	ukm-71072016-12-14T06:43:06Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7107/ Does Exposure To Household and Ambient Air Pollution Pose a Risk To Cardiovascular Health? - A Cross-Sectional Study in Nepal. Om P Kurmi, S Smith, W Cairns Devereux, Graham S Sadhra, Steven Semple, Sean Steiner, Markus F C Lam, Kin-Bong Hubert Padam Simkhada, Jon G Ayres, Over half the world’s population is exposed daily to very high levels of household air pollutants arising from burning biomass fuels; however the effects of these pollutants on cardiovascular health have not been fully established. This study aimed to compare the relationship between household indoor and outdoor air pollution with cardiovascular health in biomass and non-biomass exposed group. To compare the relationship between household indoor and outdoor air pollution with cardiovascular health in biomass and non-biomass exposed group. This cross-sectional study compared parameters of cardiovascular health in populations exposed to household indoor pollutants from biomass burning and non-biomass respectively among adults in Nepal. Data using an interviewer administered questionnaire including chest pain, blood pressure measurements and real-time measurements of household and ambient airborne particulate (PM2.5) concentrations were collected. Rural dwellers cooking with biomass fuels reported significantly more chest pain on exertion compared with non-biomass fuel users. 24-hour direct PM2.5 and CO measurements were not associated with changes in blood pressure as was the case for other measures of airborne particulate exposure except outdoor PM2.5 with men in non-biomass using households. Ambient temperature and seasonality was negatively associated with increase in blood pressure. The prevalence of both systolic (21% vs. 6%, p<0.001) and diastolic (32% vs. 7%, p<0.001) hypertension was higher amongst nonbiomass fuel users compared with biomass users. There was no association between 24-hour real-time airborne pollutants data from biomass smoke and cardiovascular health effects but significantly more chest pain on exertion was found in those exposed to smoke from biomass fuel burning. Urban dwellers in Nepal were found to have higher blood pressure compared to rural dwellers, which was associated with their higher BMI levels and seasonality. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2013-09-15 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7107/1/vol_3_no_2_2013_46.pdf Om P Kurmi, and S Smith, W Cairns and Devereux, Graham S and Sadhra, Steven and Semple, Sean and Steiner, Markus F C and Lam, Kin-Bong Hubert and Padam Simkhada, and Jon G Ayres, (2013) Does Exposure To Household and Ambient Air Pollution Pose a Risk To Cardiovascular Health? - A Cross-Sectional Study in Nepal. International Journal of Public Health Research, 3 (2). pp. 353-369. ISSN 2232-0245 http://www.ijphr.ukm.my
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description	Over half the world’s population is exposed daily to very high levels of household air pollutants arising from burning biomass fuels; however the effects of these pollutants on cardiovascular health have not been fully established. This study aimed to compare the relationship between household indoor and outdoor air pollution with cardiovascular health in biomass and non-biomass exposed group. To compare the relationship between household indoor and outdoor air pollution with cardiovascular health in biomass and non-biomass exposed group. This cross-sectional study compared parameters of cardiovascular health in populations exposed to household indoor pollutants from biomass burning and non-biomass respectively among adults in Nepal. Data using an interviewer administered questionnaire including chest pain, blood pressure measurements and real-time measurements of household and ambient airborne particulate (PM2.5) concentrations were collected. Rural dwellers cooking with biomass fuels reported significantly more chest pain on exertion compared with non-biomass fuel users. 24-hour direct PM2.5 and CO measurements were not associated with changes in blood pressure as was the case for other measures of airborne particulate exposure except outdoor PM2.5 with men in non-biomass using households. Ambient temperature and seasonality was negatively associated with increase in blood pressure. The prevalence of both systolic (21% vs. 6%, p<0.001) and diastolic (32% vs. 7%, p<0.001) hypertension was higher amongst nonbiomass fuel users compared with biomass users. There was no association between 24-hour real-time airborne pollutants data from biomass smoke and cardiovascular health effects but significantly more chest pain on exertion was found in those exposed to smoke from biomass fuel burning. Urban dwellers in Nepal were found to have higher blood pressure compared to rural dwellers, which was associated with their higher BMI levels and seasonality.
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author	Om P Kurmi, S Smith, W Cairns Devereux, Graham S Sadhra, Steven Semple, Sean Steiner, Markus F C Lam, Kin-Bong Hubert Padam Simkhada, Jon G Ayres,
spellingShingle	Om P Kurmi, S Smith, W Cairns Devereux, Graham S Sadhra, Steven Semple, Sean Steiner, Markus F C Lam, Kin-Bong Hubert Padam Simkhada, Jon G Ayres, Does Exposure To Household and Ambient Air Pollution Pose a Risk To Cardiovascular Health? - A Cross-Sectional Study in Nepal.
author_facet	Om P Kurmi, S Smith, W Cairns Devereux, Graham S Sadhra, Steven Semple, Sean Steiner, Markus F C Lam, Kin-Bong Hubert Padam Simkhada, Jon G Ayres,
author_sort	Om P Kurmi,
title	Does Exposure To Household and Ambient Air Pollution Pose a Risk To Cardiovascular Health? - A Cross-Sectional Study in Nepal.
title_short	Does Exposure To Household and Ambient Air Pollution Pose a Risk To Cardiovascular Health? - A Cross-Sectional Study in Nepal.
title_full	Does Exposure To Household and Ambient Air Pollution Pose a Risk To Cardiovascular Health? - A Cross-Sectional Study in Nepal.
title_fullStr	Does Exposure To Household and Ambient Air Pollution Pose a Risk To Cardiovascular Health? - A Cross-Sectional Study in Nepal.
title_full_unstemmed	Does Exposure To Household and Ambient Air Pollution Pose a Risk To Cardiovascular Health? - A Cross-Sectional Study in Nepal.
title_sort	does exposure to household and ambient air pollution pose a risk to cardiovascular health? - a cross-sectional study in nepal.
publisher	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2013
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7107/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7107/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7107/1/vol_3_no_2_2013_46.pdf
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Does Exposure To Household and Ambient Air Pollution Pose a Risk To Cardiovascular Health? - A Cross-Sectional Study in Nepal.

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