Long-term ambient air pollution exposure and coronary calcium score in men: insights from the DANCAVAS study
Exposure to PM2.5 was modestly associated with presence of CAC, particularly when combining residential and workplace exposures. No consistent associations were observed with NO2 or advanced stages of calcification. Findings suggest that long-term ambient PM2.5 exposure may contribute to early subclinical atherosclerotic changes; however, modest effect sizes and lack of association with CAC severity call for cautious interpretation.
Authors
- Anna Mejldal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4612-4338)
- Axel Cosmus Pyndt Diederichsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1285-4826)
- Matthias Ketzel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9519-1935)
- Roda Abdulkadir Mohamed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0003-4801)
- Jibran Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2080-2871)
- Jes S. Lindholt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9536-4488)
- Lise Marie Frohn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4236-5708)
- Thomas Rueskov Andersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0251-4489)
- Katrine Schultz Overgaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4445-8235)
- Kenneth Egstrup (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6214-8751)
- Jørgen Brandt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7580-9547)
- Jens‐Jakob Kjer Møller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8771-4940)
- Jess Lambrechtsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9976-9981)
- Stephan Peronard Mayntz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9206-624X)
- Freja Sønder Madsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7705-9035)
Institutions
- Roskilde University (DK)
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- Aarhus University (DK)
- Odense University Hospital (DK)
- Svendborg Sygehus (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
- Published
- 2025-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf688
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.20