In-home solid fuel use and cardiovascular disease: a cross-sectional analysis of the Shanghai Putuo study
Although recent research evidence suggests an association between household air pollution
from solid fuel use, such as coal or biomass, and cardiovascular events such as hypertension,
little epidemiologic data are available concerning such exposure effects on cardiovascular
endpoints other than hypertension. We explored the association between in-home solid fuel
use and self-reported diagnoses of cardiovascular endpoints, such as hypertension, coronary
heart disease (CHD), stroke, and diabetes. Our data suggest that in-home solid fuel exposure maybe associated with increased risk for
hypertension, CHD, stroke, and diabetes in the Chinese adult population. Further large-scale
longitudinal studies are warranted to confirm these findings.
