New research shows that air pollution may worsen heart disease risk factors, especially for diabetics. The first author of the study, Maayan Yitshak Sade at Ben-Gurion University and the University Medical Center Suoluo Ka said, "We found the relevance between exposure to moderate air pollution and increase of cholesterol level. This suggests that the accumulation of exposure to air pollution during lifetime may lead to increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
The researchers analyzed 600,000 blood samples collected from 73 000 adults in southern Israel from 2003 to 2012. All participants were smokers or had been diagnosed with diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure or with too low/high blood fat. 3 months before taking blood sampling, they had higher exposure to air pollution and had higher level of blood sugar, high LDL bad cholesterol and blood fat; lower level of good cholesterol HDL than people with low exposure level.
Generally, the link between air pollution and these heart disease risk factors on people with diabetes is more significant. However, besides taking insulin, other antidiabetic drugs also showed a protective effect. The study has been published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism on May 24.
Dr. Victor Novack at Suoluo Ka University Medical Center and Ben-Gurion University said although the impact of air pollution on metabolic cardiovascular risk is relatively small, the continuity of exposure to air pollution and the number of people affected by it need our attention. Even minor changes of blood sugar level and glycemic control may also increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.
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