Short-term effects of ambient air pollution on musculoskeletal diseases in Yangzhou during 2019–2022
Our findings indicated that short-term exposure to ambient air pollutants may elevate the risk of MDs, with particular attention warranted to the health impacts of SO<sub>2</sub> and O<sub>3</sub> emissions in urban areas. In addition, the heavy metals in PM<sub>2.5</sub> exerted negative relationship with the risks of MDs, which provided the new sights of the protective role of heavy metals against bone disease.
Authors
- Jicheng Xia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5366-8731)
- Hu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3129-7295)
- Lihong Yin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9673-3193)
- Wen Xiong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2825-2061)
- Bing Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9646-0404)
- Qianqian Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7022-3464)
- Chao Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7205-7629)
- Ruijun Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8246-7680)
- Kaiyue Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2458-0789)
Institutions
- Yangzhou University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23600-8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.20
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
- Yangzhou University