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. 2023 Oct 27;11(11):885.
doi: 10.3390/toxics11110885.

Associations of Long-Term Exposure to PM2.5 and Its Constituents with Erythrocytosis and Thrombocytosis in Rural Populations

Yiquan Zheng  1 , Yaling He  2 , Ning Kang  1 , Caiyun Zhang  1 , Wei Liao  1 , Yinghao Yuchi  1 , Xiaotian Liu  1 , Jian Hou  1 , Zhenxing Mao  1 , Wenqian Huo  1 , Kai Zhang  3 , Hezhong Tian  4 , Hualiang Lin  1   5 , Chongjian Wang  1
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Associations of Long-Term Exposure to PM2.5 and Its Constituents with Erythrocytosis and Thrombocytosis in Rural Populations

Yiquan Zheng et al. Toxics. .

Abstract

Evidence on the effect of long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) on erythrocytosis and thrombocytosis prevalence was limited. We aimed to investigate the association of PM2.5 and its constituents with the risks of erythrocytosis and thrombocytosis. The present study included a total of 33,585 participants from the Henan Rural Cohort at baseline between 2015 and 2017. A hybrid satellite-based model was employed to estimate the concentrations of PM2.5 mass and its constituents (including black carbon [BC], nitrate [NO3-], ammonium [NH4+], inorganic sulfate [SO42-], organic matter [OM], and soil particles [SOIL]). The logistic regression model was used to assess the associations of single exposure to PM2.5 and its constituents with the risks of erythrocytosis and thrombocytosis, and the quantile G-computation method was applied to evaluate their joint exposure risk. For the independent association, the odds ratios for erythrocytosis/thrombocytosis with 1 μg/m3 increase was 1.049/1.043 for PM2.5 mass, 1.596/1.610 for BC, 1.410/1.231 for NH4+, 1.205/1.139 for NO3-, 1.221/1.359 for OM, 1.300/1.143 for SO42-, and 1.197/1.313 for SOIL. Joint exposure to PM2.5 and its components was also positively associated with erythrocytosis and thrombocytosis. The estimated weight of NH4+ was found to be the largest for erythrocytosis, while OM had the largest weight for thrombocytosis. PM2.5 mass and its constituents were positively linked to prevalent erythrocytosis and thrombocytosis, both in single-exposure and joint-exposure models. Additionally, NH4+/OM was identified as a potentially responsible component for the association between PM2.5 and erythrocytosis/thrombocytosis.

Keywords: PM2.5; chemical constituents; erythrocytosis; rural; thrombocytosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declared no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
The exposure–response associations of 3-year averaged concentrations of PM2.5, and its constituents with erythrocytosis and thrombocytosis. Abbreviation: PM2.5: fine particulate matter; BC: black carbon; NH4+: ammonium; NO3−: nitrate; OM: organic matter; SO42−: inorganic sulfate; SOIL: soil particles. Model adjusted age, gender, marital status, education level, per capita monthly income, physical activity, smoking and drinking status, high-fat diet, adequate vegetable and fruit intake, and BMI. Panel (A–G) showed the exposure–response associations of PM2.5, BC, NH4+, NO3−, OM, SO42−, SOIL with erythrocytosis and thrombocytosis, respectively. Dots and triangles represented the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of pollutants.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Weight estimations of joint exposure to PM2.5 and its components with erythrocytosis and thrombocytosis. Abbreviation: PM2.5: fine particulate matter; BC: black carbon; NH4+: ammonium; NO3−: nitrate; OM: organic matter; SO42−: inorganic sulfate; SOIL: soil particles. Model adjusted age, gender, marital status, education level, per capita monthly income, physical activity, smoking and drinking status, high-fat diet, adequate vegetable and fruit intake, and BMI.
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