Adults exposed to higher levels of PM2.5 have an elevated risk of developing systemic lupus erythematosus, a study finds.
) was associated with a significantly increased risk for incident systemic lupus erythematosus among Taiwanese adults.Researchers conducted a longitudinal study using data from a Taiwanese cohort between 2005 and 2017 to determine whether exposure to PMThey included 268,254 adults and followed them up for a mean of 9.8 years.Annual average concentrations of PMwere estimated using data from Taiwan’s air quality-monitoring database at the residential addresses of participants.
Female sex and former smoking were identified as other independent risk factors for incident SLE.“ findings suggest that it is imperative to implement effective public policies aimed at improving air quality to reduce the incidence of SLE,” the authors wrote.This study was led by Yun-Ju Lai, MD, PhD, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan. It wasStatus of genes associated with SLE susceptibility was not known.
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