Diabetes Status and Susceptibility to the Effects of PM2.5 Exposure on Cardiovascular Mortality in a National Canadian Cohort

Abstract

Mention of diabetes on the death certificate resulted in higher magnitude associations between PM2.5 and CVD mortality, specifically among those who manage their diabetes with insulin or medication. Analyses restricted to the primary cause of death likely underestimate the role of diabetes in air pollution-related mortality. See video abstract at, http://links.lww.com/EDE/B408.