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Exposure to PM 2.5 and Obesity Prevalence in the Greater Mexico City Area

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  • Marcela Tamayo-Ortiz

    (Occupational Health Research Unit, Mexican Institute of Social Security, 06720 Mexico City, Mexico)

  • Martha María Téllez-Rojo

    (National Institute of Public Health, 62100 Cuernavaca, Mexico)

  • Stephen J. Rothenberg

    (National Institute of Public Health, 62100 Cuernavaca, Mexico)

  • Ivan Gutiérrez-Avila

    (National Institute of Public Health, 62100 Cuernavaca, Mexico)

  • Allan Carpenter Just

    (Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA)

  • Itai Kloog

    (Department of Geography and Environmental Development, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel)

  • José Luis Texcalac-Sangrador

    (National Institute of Public Health, 62100 Cuernavaca, Mexico)

  • Martin Romero-Martinez

    (National Institute of Public Health, 62100 Cuernavaca, Mexico)

  • Luis F. Bautista-Arredondo

    (National Institute of Public Health, 62100 Cuernavaca, Mexico)

  • Joel Schwartz

    (Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA)

  • Robert O. Wright

    (Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA)

  • Horacio Riojas-Rodriguez

    (National Institute of Public Health, 62100 Cuernavaca, Mexico)

Abstract

Exposure to PM 2.5 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 2.5 was assessed using land use terms and satellite-derived aerosol optical depth estimates; weight and height were measured. We used survey-adjusted logistic regression models to estimate the odds ratios (ORs) of obesity (vs. normal-overweight) for every 10 µg/m 3 increase in annual PM 2.5 exposure for children, adolescents, and adults. Using a meta-analysis approach, we estimated the overall odds of obesity. We analyzed data representing 19.3 million and 20.9 million GMCA individuals from ENSANUT 2006 and 2012, respectively. The overall pooled estimate between PM 2.5 exposure and obesity was OR = 1.96 (95% CI: 1.21, 3.18). For adolescents, a 10 µg/m 3 increase in PM 2.5 was associated with an OR of 3.53 (95% CI: 1.45, 8.58) and 3.79 (95% CI: 1.40, 10.24) in 2006 and 2012, respectively. More studies such as this are recommended in Latin American cities with similar air pollution and obesity conditions.

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  • Marcela Tamayo-Ortiz & Martha María Téllez-Rojo & Stephen J. Rothenberg & Ivan Gutiérrez-Avila & Allan Carpenter Just & Itai Kloog & José Luis Texcalac-Sangrador & Martin Romero-Martinez & Luis F. Bau, 2021. "Exposure to PM 2.5 and Obesity Prevalence in the Greater Mexico City Area," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(5), pages 1-11, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:5:p:2301-:d:506385
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