Natural environmental factors at birth on risk for rheumatoid arthritis: the impact of season, temperature, latitude, and sunlight exposure
Being born in Spring and Summer, as well as early-life exposure to low-latitude regions and extreme sunlight environments increases the risk of RA. Our study revealed significant associations between the risk of RA and natural environmental factors at birth, emphasizing the impact of the early-life environment on the onset of RA.
Authors
- Kun Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5444-186X)
- Liang Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0231-8798)
- Jia Yi Hee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5863-4458)
- Sitian Zang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1182-2020)
- Chun Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7981-7184)
- Xuewu Zhang
- Zhike Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3232-8196)
Institutions
- Peking University (CN)
- Peking University People's Hospital (CN)
- First People's Hospital of Chongqing (CN)
- Tsinghua University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-04-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22448-2
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.77
Funders
- China Meteorological Administration
- Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province